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325: How Infinite Banking Really Works | Your Top Questions Answered
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- Wealth On Main Street
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- Jun 4, 2026
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- 2523
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Summary
Q1: What Interest Rate Is Charged on Policy Loans?Q2: What Happens If You Don't Repay a Policy Loan?Q3: What Is the Difference Between Whole Life and Universal Life?Q4: Is the Death Benefit Tax-Free?Q5: Are Dividends Taxable? Is a Dividend Considered Income?Q6: Why Isn't Everyone Doing This?The Core Idea If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) online, you know the experience well: half the comments say it’s the most brilliant financial strategy they’ve ever encountered, and the other half insist it’s an elaborate scam usually from someone named “Crypto Wolf 1978” with a cartoon profile picture who has suddenly become a leading actuarial expert. In this episode, Jayson and Richard tackle the questions they hear most often plainly, honestly, and without the noise. Here’s a breakdown of everything covered in Part 2 of their Infinite Banking FAQ series. Q1: What Interest Rate Is Charged on Policy Loans? This is one of the first questions people ask, and while it’s a valid one, it’s also one of the last things you should be evaluating when choosing a carrier. Policy loan interest rates vary by carrier and typically range from 5% to 9%, depending on the company and the current rate environment. Some carriers tie their loan rate to the prime rate; others base it on long-term internal assumptions about their participating account performance. At the time of recording (May 2026), rates in the range of 5.5%–7% are common depending on the policy vintage. But here’s the more important framing: one Nelson Nash made brilliantly in Becoming Your Own Banker: IBC is not a function of interest rates. The real question is not “what rate am I paying?” it’s “where is the money flowing, and who is it working for?” When you borrow from a conventional ba…