What is the annual interest rate on the Boulder Designs promissory note?
Boulder_Designs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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| FOR VALUE RECEIVED, | , whose address |
| is ("Debtor", whether one or more) jointly and severally promises | |
| to pay to the order of Boulder Designs Franchising, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, or its affiliates, | |
| successors, | |
| and assigns ("Franchisor" or "PAYEE") at its offices at 2324 N. Robinson Drive, Waco, Texas | |
| 76706, or such other location as PAYEE may hereafter | designate, the principal sum of |
| and/100 Dollars ($), together with interest on the unpaid | |
| principal balance outstanding from time to time hereon at a rate equal to 8.5% per annum | or the Maximum |
| Rate, whichever is less, under the terms and conditions of this promissory note and security agreement | |
| ("Note"). This Note is due and payable in 42 | monthly installments of principal and interest. The first of |
| 42 | |
| payments shall be in an amount of $ commencing, 20, and on the | |
| first day of each and every calendar month thereafter, and the 42nd | and final installment shall be due on |
| , 20, on which date the entire unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid | |
| interest is due and payable in full. Each payment will first be applied to accrued and unpaid interest and | |
| then to principal. |
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 50)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Boulder Designs' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the promissory note carries an annual interest rate of 8.5%, or the maximum rate permitted by applicable usury laws, whichever is less. This interest is applied to the unpaid principal balance.
The note is structured with 42 monthly installments, where each payment is first allocated to cover accrued interest and then to reduce the principal. A late fee of $50 is applied to any payment received more than ten days after its due date.
If Boulder Designs terminates the Franchise Agreement due to reasons outlined in Section 16.2 of the agreement, or if the franchisee fails to make a payment within ten days of the due date, Boulder Designs can declare the entire unpaid balance and accrued interest immediately due and payable. They can also foreclose on any liens or security interests securing the note.
To protect the franchisee, the FDD states that neither the Debtor nor any related parties will be required to pay interest or finance charges exceeding the Maximum Rate. If the interest or finance charge received for the actual period of the loans exceeds the Maximum Rate due to accelerated maturity or prepayment, the holder of the note will either refund the excess amount to the Debtor or credit it against the principal balance.