## US-MD interest rules

This source-backed guide covers US-MD interest authority (Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-107). It certifies only the quoted source-backed rules below; related interest categories remain outside this page unless they are expressly listed in the receipt.

## Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-107

US-MD interest controlling authority under Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-107.

> **11-107.** s About Statutes Text Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings Previous Next &sect;11&ndash;107. (a) Except as provided in &sect; 11-106 of this subtitle, the legal rate of interest on a judgment shall be at the rate of 10 percent per annum on the amount of judgment. (b) The legal rate of interest on a money judgment for rent of residential premises shall be at the rate of 6 percent per annum on the amount of the judgment. (c) The legal rate of interest on a money judgment for delinquent real or personal property

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## Sources

- [11-107 — Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-107](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/laws/StatuteText?article=gcj&section=11-107)

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ANO-831 fabrication sweep 2026-04-24: (1) judgment.sub_rules[1] fabricated District Court § 11-107(b) exception — § 11-107(b) is actually the 6% residential-rent carve-out; corrected and added § 11-106 contract-loan-rate subrule. (2) late_payment cited nonexistent interest-rate provision 'Md. Code Com. Law § 11-107' — that section addresses criminal prosecution procedures, not interest; rewritten against Md. Const. Art. III § 57 (6% legal rate) + Com. Law § 12-103 usury caps + CJP § 11-301 prejudgment. (3) penalty cited fabricated Com. Law § 11-107 text (10% rate) with interest_rate:6 — internal contradiction; rewritten as constitutional 6% stepping to 10% under CJP § 11-107(a). (4) penalty.sub_rules[0] cited Com. Law § 11-106 for 'unpaid debt rate' — that section is AG enforcement/assurance of discontinuance, pure fabrication; removed. (5) escrow/security_deposit citations normalized to § 8-203(e) with statutorily accurate text (daily T-bill yield vs 1.5% floor, $50/6-month conditions). (6) top-level raw_statute_text paraphrase replaced with verbatim § 11-107(a)+(b). (7) Corrected _ano_711_research.verified_date from stale 1982-07-01 back to today and moved to _ano_710_research. Verified via mgaleg.maryland.gov 2026-04-24.

A civil action may be brought... by a participant or beneficiary for the recovery of benefits due...

Any administrator... shall be liable for the penalties provided in this subsection...

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against any participant...

A security deposit of $50 or more, regardless of the amount of rent, shall bear simple interest... at the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year, as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5% a year, whichever is greater.

Interest accrues monthly from the day the tenant gives the landlord the security deposit; however, no interest is due or payable unless the landlord has held the security deposit for at least 6 months.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the legal rate of interest on a judgment shall be at the rate of 10 percent per annum on the amount of judgment.

The legal rate of interest on a money judgment for rent of residential premises shall be at the rate of 6 percent per annum on the amount of judgment.

A money judgment entered in an action arising from a contract for the loan of money shall carry interest at the rate charged in the contract on any balance remaining unpaid until the date of maturity of the contract as originally scheduled.

The Legal Rate of Interest shall be Six per cent per annum; unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly.

Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a lender may charge interest at an effective rate of simple interest not in excess of 6 percent per year (or 8 percent per year on written agreement).

Pre-judgment interest is allowable as a matter of right on liquidated sums due under contract; otherwise discretionary with the trier of fact.

The legal rate of interest on a judgment shall be at the rate of 10 percent per annum on the amount of judgment.

A landlord may not impose a security deposit in excess of the equivalent of 2 months' rent per dwelling unit.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the legal rate of interest on a judgment shall be at the rate of 10 percent per annum on the amount of judgment. (b) The legal rate of interest on a money judgment for rent of residential premises shall be at the rate of 6 percent per annum on the amount of judgment.

interest in US-MD is governed by Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-107.