An Analysis of the Impact of Usury Ceilings on Conventional Mortgage Loans

Michael M. Tansey and Patricia Hoon Tansey

Real Estate Economics, 1981, vol. 9, issue 3, 265-282

Abstract: Legislatures institute usury ceilings for a variety of reasons. The ceilings are designed to (1) curb excessive profits, (2) lower interest rates and inflation, (3) stimulate housing and growth, (4) subsidize certain consumer groups, and (5) protect the unwary and uninformed. However, in each case, the usury celings set up perverse effects which may defeat these goals. Particularly since the legislatures do not provide for administrative remedies, rationing, or adjustable ceilings, they cannot control these effects. Any reinstitution of ceilings must avoid these problems if the goals of the program are not to be defeated. However, the most effective policy would be to avoid the usury ceilings altogether.

Date: 1981
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