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Late Charge. If any monthly installment amount due under the Note is not made within ten (10) days of its due date, Borrower shall pay to Lender a late charge equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such principal or interest payment then due or the maximum rate provided by law; provided, however, no late charge shall be due with respect to any payment due on the maturity date.

Late Charge. If any monthly installment payment shall not have been paid within ten (10) days after the same becomes due and payable, the Lender, in addition to its other remedies, may collect, and the Borrower shall pay on demand, a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount overdue.

SECTION # Late Charge. In the event that the Borrower fails to pay any installment of interest or the principal of the Loan within ten (10) days after the due date therefor, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank without demand a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the scheduled payment. The imposition and payment of any late charge shall not constitute a waiver of the Bank’s rights with respect to an Event of Default resulting from such late payment.

Unless otherwise stipulated, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender, on demand, a late charge computed as follows to cover the extra expense involved in handling late payments: If interest or principal are payable in installments, the late charge will be equal to five percent (5%) of any payment that is not paid within twelve (12) days after it is due. If principal and interest are payable at maturity, the late charge will be equal to five percent (5%) of the interest portion of the payment that is not paid within twelve (12) days after it is due. The late charge will never be less than $10.00 on each payment. This provision shall not be deemed to excuse a late payment or be deemed a waiver of any Event of Default arising from such later payment or any other right the Lender may have including, without limitation, the right to declare the entire unpaid principal and interest immediately due and payable.

Late Charge. If Borrower fails to pay, within five (5) days of its due date, any amount due and owing pursuant to this Note or any other agreement executed and delivered to the in connection with this Note, including, without limitation, any Escrow payment due and owing, Borrower shall immediately pay to the a late charge equal to the greatest of # $50.00, # five percent (5%) of the delinquent amount or # the ’s then current late charge as announced from time to time. Notwithstanding the above, if this Note is secured by a one- to six-family owner-occupied residence, the late charge shall equal 2% of the delinquent amount and shall be payable if payment is not received within fifteen days of its due date.

Late Payment Charge. If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents is not paid by by the date on which it is due, shall pay to upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such unpaid sum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law in order to defray the expense incurred by in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment, provided, however that no such late payment charge shall be due with respect to the principal amount of the Loan due on the Maturity Date. Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Section # Late Fee/Default Rate of Interest. Borrower promises to pay to Lender a late fee equal to three percent (3.00%) of the amount of each installment of principal and/or installment of interest which is received more than ten (10) days after the due date thereof; provided, however, that such late fee shall not be less than $20.00 nor more than the maximum amount (if any) permitted by law. The principal balance of the Loan outstanding after maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest at a per annum rate of interest equal to two percent (2.00%) plus the otherwise applicable Interest Rate and shall be calculated pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof. This section does not extend any payment due date expressly stated in this Agreement or any Collateral Document and does not in any way prevent or estop Lender from requiring that payments be made by Borrower strictly when due. Unless accepted by Lender, and unless accompanied by all other amounts then due to Lender, the tender of such payment by Borrower shall not cure the Default arising from the payment default upon which such late charge was assessed.

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