Personal loans in Fraser, CO
Two households in Fraser, Colorado with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates, because each lender weighs a credit file its own way. About 1,456 people live in Fraser, placing it 132nd of 270 Census places in Colorado. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Fraser up by about 4.3%. Lenders active in Colorado report to a state supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across lenders. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Granby, CO about 11 miles away.
Borrowing in Fraser: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Colorado table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 1,456, ranked 132nd of 270 places in Colorado (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Up about 4.3% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Size percentile: about 51% of Colorado's Census places are smaller than it.
- Location: 39.9233 / -105.8053, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Granby (11 mi); Nederland (16 mi); Idaho Springs (20 mi); Silverthorne (24 mi); Frisco (28 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller communities within reach: Winter Park (3 mi); Empire (13 mi); Georgetown (15 mi).
What Colorado law requires in Fraser
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | UCCC finance-charge ceilings: 12% per year on non-supervised consumer loans; supervised loans 36% on the first $1,000, 21% on $1,000–$3,000, 15% above $3,000 (or 21% flat); 21% on revolving accounts Source says: "not exceeding twelve percent per year on the unpaid balance of the amount financed"; "Thirty-six percent per year on that part of the unpaid balances of the amount financed that is one thousand dollars or less"; "Twenty-one percent per year on the unpaid balances of the amount financed". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-2-201 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 5) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Supervised lender license required from the UCCC Administrator (master license required for more than one place of business); deferred deposit lenders must hold a supervised lender's license Source says: "if a supervised lender has more than one place of business, they must obtain a master license"; "no person shall engage in the business of deferred deposit loans without having first obtained a supervised lender's license" (C.R.S. § 5-3.1-116). | Colorado Attorney General — Uniform Consumer Credit Code licensing as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Fraser personal loan looks like
A personal loan in Fraser is an installment loan: a lump sum up front, repaid in fixed monthly payments over a set term, usually two to seven years. The quoted APR tracks your credit score: an excellent file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate into the high twenties or thirties. Borrowing is a decision to make calmly, not one to rush.
A pre-application checklist for Fraser
Before you hand your details to a lender in Fraser:
- 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 Colorado licence by checking the regulator named above.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Winter Park, CO — population 1,149
- Granby, CO — population 2,256
- Empire, CO — population 327
- Georgetown, CO — population 1,257
- Silver Plume, CO — population 194
- Nederland, CO — population 1,488
- Central, CO — population 778
- Ward, CO — population 126