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Loan Agreement
For a personal loan between two people: the amount, any interest, how it will be paid back and what happens if a payment is missed. Both of you sign it in front of the notary.
LOAN AGREEMENT
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
This Loan Agreement is made and entered into by and between:
lender's full name, age years old, Filipino, civil status, and residing at lender's address, hereinafter called the LENDER;
– and –
borrower's full name, age years old, Filipino, civil status, and residing at borrower's address, hereinafter called the BORROWER.
WITNESSETH:
- The LENDER lends to the BORROWER the sum of amount in words (₱amount), Philippine Currency, which the LENDER has delivered manner of release, and receipt of which in full the BORROWER hereby acknowledges;
- The loan shall bear no interest.
- The BORROWER shall pay the loan on or before date. Payments shall be made place or account, and the LENDER shall issue a receipt for each payment;
- The BORROWER may pay all or part of the loan ahead of time;
- If the BORROWER fails to pay any amount when due, and does not pay it within fifteen (15) days after receiving a written demand from the LENDER, the entire unpaid balance shall become due and demandable at once;
- Any notice under this agreement shall be sent to the party at the address stated above, unless that party gives written notice of a new address;
- Any dispute under this agreement shall first be brought to barangay conciliation where the law requires it, before any case is filed in court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands this ____ day of ______________ 20___ at city or municipality, Philippines.
Lender
Borrower
SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:
Witness
Witness
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
city or municipality ) S.S.
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in city or municipality, this ____ day of ______________ 20___, personally appeared:
| Name | Competent Evidence of Identity |
|---|---|
| lender's full name | ID type and number |
| borrower's full name | ID type and number |
known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Loan Agreement, and who acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.
This instrument, consisting of ____ pages including this page on which the acknowledgment is written, has been signed by the parties and their instrumental witnesses on each and every page.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and at the place first above written.
Doc. No. ______;
Page No. ______;
Book No. ______;
Series of 20___.
Before You Print
- Not legal advice. This is a general form. For your own situation, consult a lawyer, especially if your case is unusual or a lot of money is involved.
- You will sign it before the notary and confirm you signed it freely (this is called an acknowledgment).
- Do not sign it yet. You sign in front of the notary, with a valid government ID.
- Interest is due only if it is agreed in writing (Civil Code, Article 1956). If you leave the interest box empty, the agreement says the loan has no interest. Courts can lower interest they find too high or unfair (unconscionable).
- A Loan Agreement is subject to documentary stamp tax. See the documentary stamp tax calculator.
- If land, a vehicle or other property is put up as security for the loan, the mortgage is a separate document. Have a lawyer prepare it.
- For a simpler one-page promise to pay, see the Promissory Note. See also the guide Loans and Promissory Notes.
For the steps around this document, see the guide Loans and Promissory Notes.