Personal loans in Mission, KS
Mission, Kansas is a small town, and the lending rules its residents live under are written at the state level, not by the city. By population, Mission sits at 36th in Kansas, with an estimated 10,014 residents. The trend between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 0.6%. Lenders active in Kansas report to a state supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Verify the lender's Kansas licence against the regulator named below. The closest larger city is Merriam, KS about 2 miles away.
Borrowing in Mission: 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 10,014 residents, 36th of 625 places in Kansas (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Roughly 0.6% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 94% of Kansas places rank below it.
- Location: coordinates 39.0268, -94.6570 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Merriam (2 mi); Prairie Village (3 mi); Shawnee (8 mi); Kansas City (8 mi); Leawood (8 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Mission on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller places: Roeland Park (1 mi); Fairway (2 mi); Mission Hills (2 mi).
What Kansas law requires in Mission
This table holds the Kansas rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made in Mission.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
What a Mission personal loan looks like
When you apply for a personal loan in Mission, most lenders start with pre-qualification, which uses a soft credit pull and leaves your score alone. 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. Borrowing is a decision to make calmly, not one to rush.
A pre-application checklist for Mission
These are the steps that most influence the offer you get in Mission:
- 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
- Roeland Park, KS — population 6,712
- Fairway, KS — population 4,158
- Merriam, KS — population 10,875
- Mission Hills, KS — population 3,525
- Westwood, KS — population 1,721
- Prairie Village, KS — population 22,900
- Mission Woods, KS — population 197
- Westwood Hills, KS — population 395