Personal loans in Leavenworth, IN
A lender serving Leavenworth holds a Indiana license and answers to a Indiana regulator, not to any city office. An estimated 288 people make their home in Leavenworth, a figure that ranks 465th in Indiana. Population in Leavenworth dropped about 1.4% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. When Indiana caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from the state. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees. The closest larger city is Milltown, IN about 11 miles away.
Borrowing in Leavenworth: the local picture
Two layers matter for a Leavenworth borrower: the local population picture and Indiana's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: the Census counts 288 residents in Leavenworth (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 465th-largest figure among Indiana's 565 places.
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.4% between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 18% of the places in Indiana.
- Location: coordinates 38.2001, -86.3501 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Milltown (11 mi); English (11 mi); Marengo (12 mi); Corydon (12 mi); Brandenburg (17 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Leavenworth.
- Smaller communities close by: Alton (7 mi); New Amsterdam (8 mi); Mauckport (15 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
What Indiana law requires in Leavenworth
When the state does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small-loan size limit | $825 maximum aggregate small-loan principal per borrower Source says: "Lenders cannot have loans ... outstanding with you at any one time if the aggregate principal amount/amount financed exceeds $825". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (small loans); finance charges capped at 15% of the first $250 (tiered above) Source says: "Finance charges on the first $250 of a small loan are limited to 15% of the principal". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small Loan License required (IUCCC; separate Consumer Loan License for IC 24-4.5-3 loans) Source says: "unless a person is a supervised financial organization or has first obtained a small loan license from the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Leavenworth personal loan looks like
A personal loan can fold higher-rate debt together, fund a planned expense, or absorb a one-off cost — provided the payment fits without new borrowing. Compare the APR rather than the interest rate, because origination fees and sometimes prepayment penalties are folded into it. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file.
A pre-application checklist for Leavenworth
Work through this short checklist before committing to a personal loan in Leavenworth:
- 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 Indiana licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
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Nearby places
- Alton, IN — population 28
- New Amsterdam, IN — population 12
- Milltown, IN — population 797
- Marengo, IN — population 815
- English, IN — population 678
- Corydon, IN — population 3,168
- Mauckport, IN — population 46
- Brandenburg, KY — population 2,944