Personal loans in Evansville, WY
A lender serving Evansville holds a Wyoming license and answers to a Wyoming regulator, not to any city office. Evansville is a small community, with roughly 2,778 residents and a size rank of 23rd in Wyoming. The trend between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 0.4%. 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. A larger market lies at Casper, WY about 4 miles away.
Borrowing in Evansville: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Wyoming table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: an estimated 2,778 residents, 23rd of 99 places in Wyoming (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Roughly 0.4% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: it is larger than about 77% of Wyoming's Census places.
- Location: 42.8760, -106.2678 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Casper (4 mi); Bar Nunn (5 mi); Mills (6 mi); Douglas (45 mi); Wheatland (88 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Evansville.
- Smaller communities close by: Glenrock (21 mi); Rolling Hills (22 mi); Midwest (37 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
What Wyoming law requires in Evansville
Each figure in the table below carries a publisher and a date; where the state publishes nothing, we point to the source rather than estimate.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Lender, Sales Finance Company, Post-Dated Check Casher, and Pawnbroker licenses via NMLS; licensing mandatory per location including online Source says: Licensing is mandatory for every location where business is regularly conducted | Wyoming Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Wyoming Division of Banking Source says: The Division is responsible for the chartering and regulation of Wyoming state banks, trust companies, mortgage companies, as well as non-bank financial companies. | Wyoming Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 36% per year on unpaid principal balances up to $1,000; 21% above $1,000 (Wyo. Stat. § 40-14-310(g)) Source says: shall not exceed the equivalent of thirty-six percent (36%) per year on that part of the unpaid balances of the principal | Wyoming Legislature (Wyoming Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal with a post-dated check casher license; finance charge capped at the greater of $30 or 20% per month; max term 1 month (Wyo. Stat. § 40-14-363) Source says: No post-dated check finance charge shall exceed the greater of thirty dollars ($30.00) or twenty percent (20%) per month on the principal balance | Wyoming Legislature (Wyoming Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Evansville personal loan looks like
Two numbers drive a Evansville personal loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Compare the APR rather than the interest rate, because origination fees and sometimes prepayment penalties are folded into it. If the payment would strain your budget, a smaller loan or a longer saving period is the safer route.
A pre-application checklist for Evansville
A handful of practical steps will make borrowing in Evansville less expensive:
- 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 Wyoming 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
- Casper, WY — population 58,720
- Bar Nunn, WY — population 3,001
- Mills, WY — population 4,517
- Glenrock, WY — population 2,421
- Rolling Hills, WY — population 426
- Midwest, WY — population 286
- Edgerton, WY — population 154
- Douglas, WY — population 6,449