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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions » Chapter 14 - Interest Rates Generally » § 47-14-107. Computation of Interest — Installment Loans
  1. This chapter does not limit or restrict the manner or method of contracting for interest, whether by way of add-on, discount, or otherwise, so long as the maximum effective rate of interest does not exceed that authorized by statute.
  2. For installment loans, the maximum effective rate of interest shall:

    1. Be determined in accordance with the actuarial method;
    2. Be calculated, in the case of a precomputed loan, on the assumption that all scheduled payments will be made as contracted; and
    3. Not be affected by the prepayment of the loan, in whole or in part.