Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 86 § 86.165 — Late
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 86 ·
Oregon Code § 86.165·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Late
charge.
No lender
may impose a late charge:
(1) With respect
to any periodic installment payment received by it within 15 days after the due
date. However, if the 15-day period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday
the 15-day period is extended to the next business day.
(2) In a dollar
amount which exceeds five percent of the sum of principal and interest of the
delinquent periodic installment payment or the amount provided in the note or
mortgage held by the lender, whichever is the lesser.
(3) Unless the
note or mortgage held by the lender provides for payment of a late charge on
delinquent periodic installments and a monthly billing, coupon or notice is
provided by the lender disclosing the date on which periodic installments are
due and that a late charge may be imposed if payment is not received by lender
within 15 days thereafter. However, if the lender and the borrower have
provided in the note or other written loan agreement that the payments on the
loan shall be made by the means of automatic deductions from a deposit account
maintained by the borrower, the lender shall not be required to provide the
borrower with a monthly billing, coupon or notice under this subsection with
respect to any occasion on which there are insufficient funds in the borrowers
account to cover the amount of a loan payment on the date the loan payment
becomes due and within the period described in subsection (1) of this section.
(4) More than
once on any single installment. [1977 c.427 §2; 1979 c.101 §1; 1993 c.280 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 86.165
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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