{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-8-1","heading":"Maximum Rates of Interest - Generally.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of money, goods, or things in action, except by written contract is $6 upon $100 for one year, and the rate of interest by written contract is not to exceed $8 upon $100 for one year and at that rate for a greater or less sum or for a longer or shorter time.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 8 Interest and Usury."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-8-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"18108028e1ed9526ea1c10c7a3347000e6e05afd472cd8fd7765f92ab6c53b8f","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-7a-27","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-8-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}