Rates of Licensed Moneylenders

Under the Moneylenders Rules 2009, the maximum rate of interest a moneylender can charge is as follows:

Maximum Interest Rate
1. Loan granted to an individual whose annual income on the date of grant of loan is less than $20,000:

  1. Secured loan of up to $3,000
  2. Unsecured loan of up to $3,000

 

  1. 12% per annum
  2. 18% per annum

 

2. Secured or unsecured loan of up to $3,000 granted to an individual whose annual income of the date of grant of loan is $20,000 or more To be agreed upon between moneylender and borrower
3, Secured or unsecured loan of more than $3,000 To be agreed upon between moneylender and borrower