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Illinois rate cap bill signed into law

A new Illinois law places a 36 percent interest rate cap on all loans below $40,000 extended in the state. It covers guaranteed asset protection products sold on automobile purchases as part of the interest rate calculation. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
March 24, 2021 02:31 PM

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Predatory Loan Prevention Act into law Tuesday. The law, which immediately took effect, places a 36 percent interest rate cap on all loans below $40,000 extended in the state. It includes guaranteed asset protection products sold on automobile purchases as part of the interest rate calculation.

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