Personal loans in Country Club Hills, IL
A lender serving Country Club Hills holds a Illinois license and answers to a Illinois regulator, not to any city office. The Census puts Country Club Hills's population at about 16,013, which ranks it 156th among the 1,294 places in Illinois. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Country Club Hills down by about 4.6%. Which products a lender may offer locally in Illinois follows from the state's consumer-lending framework. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate. The next larger city is Homewood, IL about 3 miles away.
Borrowing in Country Club Hills: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Illinois table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: the Census counts 16,013 residents in Country Club Hills (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 156th-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 4.6%.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 88% of the places in Illinois.
- Location: latitude 41.5635, longitude -87.7254 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Homewood (3 mi); Oak Forest (3 mi); Matteson (4 mi); Tinley Park (4 mi); Harvey (5 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places close by: Hazel Crest (2 mi); Flossmoor (3 mi); Markham (3 mi).
What Illinois law requires in Country Club Hills
Every row below records a Illinois rule, its publisher and its retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Country Club Hills personal loan looks like
A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Country Club Hills loan but raises the total interest, so the smallest payment is not always the cheapest loan. Deciding what the loan is for, and what you will do differently afterward, matters more than the headline rate. If the payment would strain your budget, a smaller loan or a longer saving period is the safer route.
A pre-application checklist for Country Club Hills
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Country Club Hills:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Illinois licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
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Nearby places
- Hazel Crest, IL — population 12,771
- Flossmoor, IL — population 9,252
- Markham, IL — population 11,129
- Oak Forest, IL — population 26,199
- Olympia Fields, IL — population 4,530
- Matteson, IL — population 18,293
- Midlothian, IL — population 13,675
- Homewood, IL — population 18,540