Personal loans in Dansville, MI
A lender serving Dansville holds a Michigan license and answers to a Michigan regulator, not to any city office. By population, Dansville sits at 436th in Michigan, with an estimated 516 residents. Population in Dansville dropped about 2.3% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, because each state sets its own lending rules. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing. The nearest larger city is Mason, MI about 7 miles away.
Borrowing in Dansville: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Michigan table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 516 residents; Dansville is the 436th-largest of 533 places in Michigan (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A drop of about 2.3% from 2020 to 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 18% of the places in Michigan.
- Location: 42.5555 / -84.3025, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Mason (7 mi); Williamston (9 mi); Webberville (9 mi); Stockbridge (10 mi); Leslie (10 mi). Online lenders reach Dansville no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Bancroft (25 mi); Gaines (30 mi); Eagle (30 mi).
What Michigan law requires in Dansville
Every row below records a Michigan rule, its publisher and its retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — deferred presentment service transactions (2005 PA 244; MCL 487.2121 et seq.), licensed and regulated by DIFS Source says: "AN ACT to regulate the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions; to require the licensing of providers of deferred presentment service transactions" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required from the commissioner to make regulated loans (Regulatory Loan Act, MCL 493.1 et seq.) Source says: "a person shall not engage in the business of making loans of money ... without first obtaining a license from the commissioner" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Source says: ""Department" means the department of insurance and financial services" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Regulated lender interest/finance charge cap | 25% per annum (Credit Reform Act, MCL 445.1854(1)) Source says: "may charge, collect, and receive any rate of interest or finance charge for an extension of credit not to exceed 25% per annum" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 7% per annum maximum by written agreement; 5% legal rate (MCL 438.31) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate in writing for the payment of any rate of interest, not exceeding 7% per annum" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Dansville personal loan looks like
Two numbers drive a Dansville personal loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. A lender who will not put the terms in writing is a reason to walk away. Deal only with a lender licensed in Michigan, which you can check with the regulator named below.
A pre-application checklist for Dansville
These are the steps that most influence the offer you get in Dansville:
- 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 Michigan 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
- Williamston, MI — population 3,772
- Mason, MI — population 8,153
- Webberville, MI — population 1,289
- Stockbridge, MI — population 1,278
- Leslie, MI — population 1,903
- Fowlerville, MI — population 2,931
- East Lansing, MI — population 48,528
- Perry, MI — population 2,126