Section 45-4-602 - Interest(a) A credit union may lend to its members at a maximum effective rate of interest, which shall not be in excess of the greater of:(1) The applicable formula rate; or(2) The rate of interest permitted to be charged by credit unions chartered by the federal government.(b) For installment loans, the maximum effective rate of interest shall: (1) Be determined in accordance with the actuarial method;(2) Be calculated, in the case of a precomputed loan, on the assumption that all scheduled payments will be made as contracted; and(3) Not be affected by the prepayment of the loan, in whole or in part.Acts 1923, ch. 68, § 17; Shan. Supp., § 2198a24; Code 1932, § 3851; Acts 1951, ch. 192, § 2; 1976, ch. 525, § 2; 1979, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 45-1820; Acts 1986, ch. 558, § 2.