District of Columbia § 28-3305 Unlawful interest credited on principal debt.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 28-3305 — Unlawful interest credited on principal debt.

District of Columbia § 28-3305

Title 28Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]

Ch. 33Interest and Usury.

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D.C. Code § 28-3305 (2026).

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In an action upon a contract for the payment of money with interest at a rate forbidden by law, any payment of interest that may have been made on account of the contract is deemed to be payment made on account of the principal debt; and judgment shall be rendered for no more than the balance found due after deducting and properly crediting the interest so paid. A bona fide indorsee of negotiable paper purchased before due is not affected by any usury exacted by a former holder of the paper unless he had notice of the usury before his purchase.

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In an action upon a contract for the payment of money with interest at a rate forbidden by law, any payment of interest that may have been made on account of the contract is deemed to be payment made on account of the principal debt; and judgment shall be rendered for no more than the balance found due after deducting and properly crediting the interest so paid. A bona fide indorsee of negotiable paper purchased before due is not affected by any usury exacted by a former holder of the paper unless he had notice of the usury before his purchase.