Financial Code section 18439

If any amount in excess of the charges permitted by this division, including interest, is charged, contracted for, or received in the making or collection of a contract of loan, except as a result of an accidental and bona fide error in computation, such contract is void and no person has any right to collect or receive the principal, interest, or charges.

Source: Section 18439, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=18439. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 18439’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/financial_code_section_18439

Original Source: Section 18439, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=18439. (last accessed May 12, 2025).