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SentryBank, a licensed bank under RA 8791, extends a loan to TechGen Industries Corp. Principal: ₱130,000,000. The loan agreement provides: (i) Interest at 1.9% per month; (ii) Default interest at 3.0% per month on overdue amounts; (iii) Processing charge of 0.5% of the principal; (iv) Clause: 'All charges, including interest and penalties, are valid and enforceable under law.' After eight months, TechGen defaults; SentryBank sues for principal, accrued interest, and penalties. TechGen defends that the stipulated interest and penalties are usurious and void; SentryBank contends that stipulations on interest are permitted for banks under RA 8791 and that the contract is enforceable. (a)Identify the doctrine governing stipulation on interest in bank lending under RA 8791. (b)Distinguish the controlling rule for banks versus ordinary borrowers and state the test to determine the validity of interest stipulations. (c)Apply the rule to the facts and determine what portions of SentryBank’s claim are likely enforceable and why.

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The doctrine is the banking exception under RA 8791, which permits banks to fix interest and penalties by contract so long as the rates and charges do not contravene the usury laws; the controlling rule is that banks may stipulate interest and penalties by contract, while ordinary borrowers are governed by the general usury framework; the test is whether the charges constitute lawful bank charges under RA 8791 and are not usurious or unconscionable; applying to the facts, principal and accrued interest up to eight months are enforceable, the default interest and penalties are enforceable as bank charges within permissible limits, and the processing charge is valid under the contract and the clause supports enforcement. The doctrine relies on unconscionability in Civil Code; the test is whether the terms are grossly unfair; applying to the facts, the rates are likely unconscionable and void. There is a Monetary Board rule governing all bank interest rates; the test is whether the rates have board approval; applying to the facts, the rates require board approval and may be invalid without it. The doctrine is the ‘two-tier usury’ rule: regular interest must comply with usury ceilings, while penalties are void; applying to the facts, both regular and default interest are void.

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