The rate of interest, in the absence of a written contract fixing a different rate, shall be not more than fifteen percent annually in the following cases:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 56-8-3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

A. on money due by contract;

B. on money received to the use of another and retained without the owner’s consent expressed or implied; and

C. on money due upon the settlement of matured accounts from the day the balance is ascertained.