usury

usury
An unlawful contract upon the loan of money, to receive the same again with exorbitant increase. Lassman v Jacobson, 125 Minn 218, 146 NW 350. The exaction, or an agreement for the exaction, of a greater sum for the loan, use, or forbearance of money, goods, or things in action than interest at the highest rate allowed by law. 55 Am J1st Usury § 2. It is the agreement, not necessarily its performance, which renders a debt usurious, the intent actually to get excessive interest being the controlling element, considering the elements of the agreement as and when made. Seebold v Eustermarm, 216 Minn 566, 13 NW2d 739, 152 ALR 586. Any premium, profit, bonus, or charge exacted or required by the lendor in excess of money actually loaned, with interest at the legal rate, is usurious. Hall v Mortgage Secur. Corp. 119 W Va 140, 192SE 145, 111 ALR 118. To be a usurious contract, there must be a loan or forbearance of money, or its equivalent, and an unlawful intent and understanding that the loan be paid with an exaction, for the use of the loan, of something in excess of what is permitted by law. State v Miller, 177 Kan 324, 279 P2d 223, 52 ALR2d 691. The three essential elements of usury are (1) a loan or forbearance of money, (2) an agreement for a return of the money in all events; and (3) an agreement to pay more than the legal rate of interest for its use. Seebold v Eustermann, 216 Minn 566, 13 NW2d 739, 152 ALR 586. The taking of exorbitant, that is, interest exceeding forty per cent, was a misdemeanor at common law in England before the enactment of prohibitory statutes; and as late as 1814, it was thought that an indictment for usury might lie at common law, but it is now generally considered that usury is not an offense unless made so by statute. 55 Am J1st Usury § 172. See lawful interest; legal interest; legal rate of interest.

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