{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-78","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 78","heading":"Regulations; interest rate","body":"Section 78. The authorities who grant licenses to pawnbrokers shall establish regulations, to the satisfaction of the commissioner of banks, relative to the business carried on and the rate of interest to be charged by them, and a pawnbroker shall not charge or receive upon any loan a greater rate of interest than that fixed by the licensing authorities.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section78","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:18Z","sha256":"d20e3756c072b1b355e78668d6f04ce9548a883b72e2b571c1eebb3a7469dbe8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-77","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}