Personal loans in Greeleyville, SC
A lender serving Greeleyville holds a South Carolina license and answers to a South Carolina regulator, not to any city office. The Census puts Greeleyville's population at about 364, which ranks it 205th among the 271 places in South Carolina. Greeleyville lost roughly 5.0% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do in South Carolina, and a state regulator supervises it; the source is named below. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees. The nearest larger city is Lane, SC about 7 miles away.
Borrowing in Greeleyville: the local picture
Greeleyville is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: 364 residents; Greeleyville is the 205th-largest of 271 places in South Carolina (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 5.0%.
- Size percentile: roughly 24% of South Carolina's places have fewer residents.
- Location: 33.5802 / -79.9900, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Lane (7 mi); Kingstree (11 mi); St. Stephen (13 mi); Manning (15 mi); Bonneau (19 mi). Online lenders reach Greeleyville no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Paxville (24 mi); Eutawville (24 mi); Jamestown (27 mi).
What South Carolina law requires in Greeleyville
Every row below records a South Carolina rule, its publisher and its retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Division (Office of the Commissioner of Consumer Finance) Source says: "South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions Office of the Commissioner of Consumer Finance" (site heading). | South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Division as of 2026-09-16 |
| Supervised loan threshold (state-specific rule) | Consumer loans with a finance charge above 12%/year are "supervised loans" requiring licensed supervised lenders; supervised lenders may charge up to 18% per year on unpaid balances. Source says: "Supervised loan means a consumer loan in which the rate of the loan finance charge exceeds twelve percent per year" (37-3-301); "eighteen percent per year on the unpaid balances of principal" (37-3-201(2)(c)). | South Carolina Legislature (S.C. Code of Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8.75% per annum statutory legal rate where no rate is agreed (judgment rate: Wall Street Journal prime + 4 points). Source says: "the legal interest shall be at the rate of eight and three-fourths percent per annum" (S.C. Code 34-31-20(A)). | South Carolina Legislature (S.C. Code of Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed deferred presentment providers; max $550 advanced at one time; fee limited to 15% of principal; term up to 31 days; 2025 repeal bill S.379 introduced but not enacted. Source says: "The total amount advanced by a licensee to any customer at one time for deferred presentment or deposit may not exceed five hundred fifty dollars" (34-39-180(B)); fees capped at "fifteen percent of the principal amount of the transaction" (34-39-180(E)). | South Carolina Legislature (S.C. Code of Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Finance Division licenses and regulates companies making consumer loans with APRs exceeding 12% (Title 37 Consumer Protection Code; Consumer Finance Act, Title 34, ch. 29). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Division (CFD) licenses and regulates the business activities of all companies... that make consumer loans which have annual percentage rates exceeding 12%." | South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Division as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Greeleyville personal loan looks like
In Greeleyville, as throughout South Carolina, federal Truth in Lending rules require a lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Only when you accept an offer and finish a full application does the lender run a hard inquiry, which may cost a few points for a short time. Read the full disclosure before signing; the written terms are the ones that count.
A pre-application checklist for Greeleyville
These are the steps that most influence the offer you get in Greeleyville:
- 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 South Carolina licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
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Nearby places
- Lane, SC — population 454
- Kingstree, SC — population 3,072
- St. Stephen, SC — population 1,573
- Manning, SC — population 3,802
- Bonneau, SC — population 434
- Turbeville, SC — population 746
- Olanta, SC — population 542
- Summerton, SC — population 789