Personal loans in Liberty, KS
A personal loan taken out in Liberty, Kansas is priced from your credit file and your income, not from your address. Liberty is one of 625 Census places in Kansas; its 95 residents put it at 506th. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease at about 3.1%. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do in Kansas, and a state regulator supervises it; the source is named below. Judge offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. The nearest larger city is Cherryvale, KS about 8 miles away.
Borrowing in Liberty: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Kansas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: an estimated 95 residents, 506th of 625 places in Kansas (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 3.1% below the 2020 Census base.
- Size percentile: about 19% of Kansas's Census places are smaller than it.
- Location: latitude 37.1564, longitude -95.5977 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Cherryvale (8 mi); Independence (8 mi); Dearing (9 mi); Coffeyville (9 mi); Mound Valley (11 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Liberty.
- Smaller towns nearby: Havana (19 mi); Bartlett (22 mi); Labette (23 mi).
What Kansas law requires in Liberty
These are Kansas's sourced lending facts as they apply in Liberty; the state has no separate city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) Source says: "The Office of the State Bank Commissioner regulates all state-chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders, credit service organizations, earned wage access service providers, and money transmitters". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| UCCC consumer loan rate caps | 36% on first $860 of unpaid balance; 21% above $860 (closed-end consumer loans) Source says: "36% on the unpaid principal balance which is $860 or less, and 21% on the unpaid principal balance which exceeds $860". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 15% per annum (general contract-rate ceiling for written instruments) Source says: "may stipulate therein for interest receivable ... at a rate not to exceed 15% per annum unless otherwise specifically authorized by law". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (payday cash advances of $500 or less; charge capped at 15%) Source says: "a licensed or supervised lender may charge an amount not to exceed 15% of the amount of the cash advance". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Supervised lender license required (supervised loans) Source says: "Unless a person is exempt from licensing ... such person shall not engage in the business of: (a) Making supervised loans". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Liberty personal loan looks like
When you apply for a personal loan in Liberty, most lenders start with pre-qualification, which uses a soft credit pull and leaves your score alone. Checking your credit report before you apply — and disputing any error — is the single highest-leverage step toward a better rate. If the payment would strain your budget, a smaller loan or a longer saving period is the safer route.
A pre-application checklist for Liberty
A handful of practical steps will make borrowing in Liberty 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 Kansas licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Cherryvale, KS — population 2,128
- Coffeyville, KS — population 8,570
- Independence, KS — population 8,315
- Dearing, KS — population 373
- South Coffeyville, OK — population 684
- Mound Valley, KS — population 347
- Tyro, KS — population 172
- Edna, KS — population 382