Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of the Company, the Agent and the Lenders in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers to contract in strict compliance with the usury laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all of the parties to this Agreement stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Papers shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate and that for purposes hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities Papers. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Credit Notes is accelerated by reason of any election of all of the Lenders resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note (or, if such note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE SENIOR CREDIT NOTES AND THE OTHER FACILITIES PAPERS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITH. In the event the Agent or any of the Lenders shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their payor (or, at the option of the holders of the Senior Credit Notes, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Credit Notes) upon such determination, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Agent and the Lenders shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company and the Agent and the Lenders shall (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire term.
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Samples: Senior Secured Credit Agreement (Long Beach Financial Corp)
Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of the Company, the Agent Borrowers and the Lenders Lender in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Credit Papers to contract in strict compliance with the usury laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all of the parties to this Agreement stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Credit Papers shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate and that for purposes hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities Credit Papers. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Credit Notes Note is accelerated by reason of any election of all of the Lenders Lender resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note (or, if such note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENTThe provisions of this Section shall prevail and control over all other provisions of this Agreement, THE SENIOR CREDIT NOTES AND THE OTHER FACILITIES PAPERS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITHthe Senior Credit Note and the other Credit Papers that may be in apparent conflict herewith. In the event the Agent or any of the Lenders Lender shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their payor (or, at the option of the holders holder of the Senior Credit NotesNote, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Credit NotesNote) upon such determination, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Agent and the Lenders Lender shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company and the Agent and the Lenders shall (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire term.
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Samples: Senior Secured Credit Agreement (Fieldstone Investment Corp)
Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of the CompanyParent, the Companies, the Agent and the Lenders in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers to contract in strict compliance with the usury laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all of the parties to this Agreement stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Papers shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate and that for purposes hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities Papers. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Credit Notes is accelerated by reason of any election of all of the Lenders resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note (or, if such note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENTThe provisions of this Section shall prevail and control over all other provisions of this Agreement, THE SENIOR CREDIT NOTES AND THE OTHER FACILITIES PAPERS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITHthe Senior Credit Notes and the other Facilities Papers that may be in apparent conflict herewith. In the event the Agent or any of the Lenders shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their payor (or, at the option of the holders of the Senior Credit Notes, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Credit Notes) upon such determination, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Agent and the Lenders shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company Parent, the Companies and the Agent and the Lenders shall (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire term.
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Samples: Senior Secured Credit Agreement (American Business Financial Services Inc /De/)
Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of each of the CompanyObligors, the Agent and the Lenders Banks in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers to contract in strict compliance with the applicable usury laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all each of the parties to this Agreement Obligors, the Agent and the Banks stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Papers shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate and that for purposes hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities Papers. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Credit Notes Note is accelerated by reason of any election of all of the Lenders its holder resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwiseDefault, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable lawLaw, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note (or, if such note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENTThe provisions of this Section shall control over all other provisions of this Agreement, THE SENIOR CREDIT NOTES AND THE OTHER FACILITIES PAPERS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITHthe Notes and the other Facilities Papers which may be in apparent conflict herewith. In the event the Agent any Bank or other holder of any of the Lenders such Notes shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their payor (or, at the option of the holders holder of the Senior Credit Notes, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Credit Notes) upon such determination, and, to . The provisions of this Section shall survive the extent permitted by applicable law, the Agent and the Lenders shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving expiration or receiving interest at a rate in excess termination of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company and the Agent and the Lenders shall (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire termthis Agreement.
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Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of the Company, the Agent and the Lenders in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers to contract in strict compliance with the usury laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all of the parties to this Agreement stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Papers shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate and that for purposes hereof "“interest" ” shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities Papers. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Credit Notes is accelerated by reason of any election of all of the Lenders resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note (or, if such note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENTThe provisions of this Section shall prevail and control over all other provisions of this Agreement, THE SENIOR CREDIT NOTES AND THE OTHER FACILITIES PAPERS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITHthe Senior Credit Notes and the other Facilities Papers that may be in apparent conflict herewith. In the event the Agent or any of the Lenders shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their payor (or, at the option of the holders of the Senior Credit Notes, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Credit Notes) upon such determination, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Agent and the Lenders shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company and the Agent and the Lenders shall (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire term.
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Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of the Company, the Agent Borrowers and the Lenders Bank in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers Loan Documents to contract in strict compliance with the usury laws Laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all of the parties to this Agreement stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Papers Loan Documents shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate Rate, and that for purposes hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws Laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities PapersLoan Documents. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Revolving Credit Notes Note is accelerated by reason of any election of all of by the Lenders Bank resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable lawLaw, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note the Revolving Credit Note (or, if such note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE SENIOR REVOLVING CREDIT NOTES NOTE AND THE OTHER FACILITIES PAPERS LOAN DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITH. In the event the Agent Bank or other owner or holder of the Revolving Credit Note or any of the Lenders authorized person acting on its or their behalf shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their payor (or, at the option of the holders holder of the Senior Revolving Credit NotesNote, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Revolving Credit NotesNote) upon such determination, and, to the extent permitted by applicable lawLaw, neither the Agent and the Lenders Bank nor any such holder shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement applicable Law for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal RequirementsLaw, the Company Borrowers and the Agent and the Lenders Bank shall (a) characterize any non-apply principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire term.payments first to reduce
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Samples: Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (Mca Financial Corp /Mi/)
Usury Not Intended; Credit or Refund of Any Excess Payments. It is the intent of the Company, Company and the Agent and the Lenders in the execution exe-cution and performance of this Agreement and the other Facilities Credit Papers to contract in strict compliance with the usury laws of the State of Texas New York and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance of that purpose, all of the parties to this Agreement stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Facilities Credit Papers shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money with interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate and that for purposes hereof "“interest" ” shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute con-stitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received under this Agreement or any of the other Facilities Credit Papers. In the event that the maturity of any of the Senior Credit Notes Note is accelerated by reason of any election of all of the Lenders Agent resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest in-terest may never include more than the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically auto-matically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on such note Senior Credit Note (or, if such note Senior Credit Note shall have been paid in full, refunded to the payor of such interest). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREVAIL AND CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE SENIOR CREDIT NOTES AND THE OTHER FACILITIES CREDIT PAPERS THAT MAY BE IN APPARENT CONFLICT HEREWITH. In the event the Agent or any of the Lenders shall ever collect monies which are deemed to constitute con-stitute interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate then in effect, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the Ceiling Rate shall be immediately returned to their the payor (or, at the option of the holders of the Senior Credit Notes, credited against the unpaid principal of the Senior Credit Notes) upon such determination, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Agent and the Lenders shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal Requirement for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest at a rate in excess of the Ceiling Rate. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Ceiling Rate, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements, the Company and the Agent and the Lenders shall (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (c) "spread" the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Senior Credit Notes, and interest owing on such Senior Credit Notes so that the interest rate is uniform throughout their entire term.
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