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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81140</law_id><section_number>6.2-325</section_number><catch_line>Certain loans secured by first deed of trust or mortgage</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>6.2-1501</reference><reference>6.2-326</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Interest and Usury</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Loans Exempt From Limit on Contract Rate of Interest</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> As used in this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">real estate</span>&#x201D; includes a leasehold estate of not less than 25 years. <a id="paragraph-290811" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-325/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Notwithstanding the provisions of any <span class="dictionary">law</span> relating to interest or usury, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> made for the <span class="dictionary">loan</span> of money, secured or to be secured by a <span class="dictionary">first deed of trust</span> or <span class="dictionary">first mortgage</span> on <span class="dictionary">real estate</span>, or by a first priority security interest in the stock of a residential cooperative housing corporation, may be enforced as agreed in the <span class="dictionary">contract</span> of indebtedness or other agreement signed by the borrower. <a id="paragraph-290812" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-325/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> For the purpose of this section, an interest rate which varies in accordance with any exterior standard, or which cannot be ascertained from the <span class="dictionary">contract</span> without reference to any exterior circumstances or documents, shall be enforceable as agreed in the <span class="dictionary">contract</span> of indebtedness or other signed agreement. <a id="paragraph-290813" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-325/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Disclosure of charges in a disclosure given to the borrower pursuant to federal disclosure <span class="dictionary">laws</span> or regulations and acceptance of the <span class="dictionary">loan</span> proceeds by the borrower shall be deemed an agreement signed by the borrower within the meaning of this section. <a id="paragraph-290814" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-325/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 622, &#xA7; 6.1-330.69; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
