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Maine Promissory Note Templates (2)

A Maine promissory note template is a document used to outline the terms of a loan agreement between a borrower and a lender. It includes sections on various aspects of the deal, such as payment schedules, late fees, interest rates, and more.
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Updated August 06, 2024

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Usury Rate

The legal interest rate is 6%. The statutes do not mention a specific maximum.

By Type (2)

Secured Promissory Note – The lender and borrower agree on an item/items that will be used as security in the case of a default on the balance. Items typically used as security are homes, vehicles, and boats.

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Unsecured Promissory Note – This version does not include security. Because of this, the lender is at an increased risk of losing the loaned balance. The lender should ensure the borrower has worthy credit and/or is a well-known friend or family member.

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Usury Statute

1.  Interest absent in writing.  The maximum legal rate of interest on a loan made by a financial institution, in the absence of an agreement in writing establishing a different rate, shall be 6 percent per year.

[PL 1975, c. 500, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Interest: noncommercial or consumer loans.  

A. The legal rate of interest, whether set forth in writing or not, on a noncommercial or consumer loan, shall be established in accordance with and subject to the limitations set forth in Title 9-A.

A loan made by a financial institution which is secured by a first mortgage on real estate shall not be within the interest limitations set forth in Title 9-A; provided that the security interest in real estate is not given for purpose of evading said Title 9-A.[1]

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Sources

  1. Maine Rev. Stat., titl. 9-B, § 432