Personal loans in Holland, MO
Lenders active in Holland report to a Missouri supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The roughly 181 people who live in Holland borrow under Missouri rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate.
Holland ranks 692nd of 937 places in Missouri, with a population near 181. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Holland at about 7.2%. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Holland lender. The next larger city is Steele, MO about 3 miles away.
Local context for Holland
Set out below is Holland's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 181 people, a figure that places Holland 692nd among the 937 Census places in Missouri (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 7.2% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 14 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 26% of Missouri places rank below Holland.
- Population density: 1,084 people per square mile on 0.2 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Holland's 0.2 square miles rank 835th of 937 places in Missouri.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Missouri's residents live in Holland (181 people).
- National rank: Holland is 16,770th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth in Missouri: Holland stands 930th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 937 places.
- State comparison: Missouri's places average +0.8% for 2020-to-2023, against Holland's 7.2%.
- Density rank: Holland places 261st among Missouri's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Holland runs about 1,084 residents per square mile, where the Missouri median is 743.
- Location: coordinates 36.0570, -89.8705 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Steele (3 mi); Cooter (4 mi); Gosnell (8 mi); Blytheville (9 mi); Hayti Heights (13 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller communities close by: Rives (8 mi); Pascola (15 mi); Bragg City (15 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 19 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 292 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Inside a Holland personal loan
A Holland personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 181 residents. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Holland. Shortening the term on a Holland loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Getting a loan in Holland
With about 1,084 residents per square mile, Holland is moderately settled, and 89 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Holland's 181 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Steele, MO about 3 miles away.
The Missouri lending rules that reach Holland
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Holland: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Missouri Division of Finance (Department of Commerce and Insurance) Source says: "We regulate state-chartered banks, trust companies, consumer credit facilities, mortgage brokers, and savings and loan institutions" | Missouri Division of Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Additional loan fee cap (30+ day loans) | Up to 10% of principal, capped at $100 (RSMo § 408.140) Source says: "a fee, not to exceed ten percent of the principal amount loaned not to exceed one hundred dollars may be charged by the lender" | Missouri Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per annum, or the higher published 'market rate' (RSMo § 408.030) Source says: "a rate of interest not exceeding ten percent per annum on money due or to become due upon any contract" | Missouri Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
Holland against the rest of Missouri
Set beside Missouri's 937 places, Holland ranks 692nd by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Holland stands 930th among Missouri's 937 places — roughly the 1th percentile. Its roughly 1,084 residents per square mile place it 261st among Missouri's places. The population moved by about 14 people between 2020 and 2023, a 7.2% shift.
A practical checklist for Holland borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Holland, a place of about 181 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Missouri regulator's licence list.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
None of these steps is Holland-specific: the same Missouri licensing and disclosure rules reach all 181 residents.
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Nearby places
- Steele, MO — population 1,720
- Cooter, MO — population 322
- Blytheville, AR — population 12,594
- Gosnell, AR — population 2,733
- Rives, MO — population 41
- Hayti Heights, MO — population 479
- Hayti, MO — population 2,310
- Pascola, MO — population 83