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Miss. Code Ann. § 81-19-31: Service charge not to be construed as finance charge or interest.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 81. Banks and Financial Institutions
- Chapter 19. Consumer Loan Broker Act
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and specifically Section 75-17-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, a service charge as defined in this chapter shall not be construed to be finance charge or interest when paid to a licensed consumer loan broker by a borrower, or by a lender on behalf of and at the direction of the borrower, if the payment is made pursuant to a written contract between the consumer loan broker and the borrower as required by this chapter.
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