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Tex. Fin. Code § 347.351

DELINQUENCY CHARGE ON DEFAULT

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

(a) On each installment in default for more than 15 days, a creditor may collect a delinquency charge that does not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to five percent of the installment or $20.

(b) Only one delinquency charge may be collected on an installment, regardless of the period for which the installment remains in default.

(c) The charge or collection of a delinquency charge does not affect the right of a creditor to accelerate the debt under this subchapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.