Personal loans in Ormond Beach, FL
Ormond Beach sits inside Florida, where a single set of consumer-lending rules governs every lender that operates. At about 44,277 residents, Ormond Beach is bigger than roughly 83% of the places in Florida. Ormond Beach gained roughly 2.8% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. When Florida caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from the state. Verify the lender's Florida licence against the regulator named below. A larger market lies at Daytona Beach, FL about 7 miles away.
Borrowing in Ormond Beach: the local picture
Set out below is Ormond Beach's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: an estimated 44,277 residents, 68th of 411 places in Florida (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 2.8%.
- Size percentile: roughly 83% of Florida places rank below it.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 29.2933, -81.1014.
- Nearest larger cities: Daytona Beach (7 mi); Port Orange (14 mi); Palm Coast (19 mi); Deltona (28 mi); Sanford (36 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Ormond Beach whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Holly Hill (5 mi); South Daytona (11 mi); Daytona Beach Shores (11 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
What Florida law requires in Ormond Beach
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Florida, and so in Ormond Beach.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Deferred presentment fee cap | 10% of the amount provided (transactions not repayable in installments) Source says: "A deferred presentment provider or its affiliate may not charge fees that exceed 10 percent of the currency or payment instrument provided". | Florida Legislature (The Florida Senate, Online Sunshine) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 18% per annum simple interest (loans/advances of $500,000 or less; loans above $500,000 are exempt from this cap) Source says: "it shall be usury and unlawful ... to ... charge ... a rate of interest greater than the equivalent of 18 percent per annum simple interest". | Florida Legislature (The Florida Senate, Online Sunshine) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (deferred presentment providers; money services business license under chapter 560) Source says: "Businesses intending to engage in deferred presentment transactions must be licensed as a money services business under chapter 560, Florida Statutes". | Florida Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance loan license required (chapter 516) Source says: "A person must not engage in the business of making consumer finance loans ... unless ... the person first obtains a license from the office". | Florida Legislature (The Florida Senate, Online Sunshine) as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) Source says: "The Office of Financial Regulation is a state-government agency created by the Governor and Cabinet to provide regulatory oversight for Florida's financial services industry". | Florida Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Ormond Beach personal loan looks like
Two numbers drive a Ormond Beach personal loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Compare the APR rather than the interest rate, because origination fees and sometimes prepayment penalties are folded into it. Deal only with a lender licensed in Florida, which you can check with the regulator named below.
A pre-application checklist for Ormond Beach
Work through this short checklist before committing to a personal loan in Ormond Beach:
- 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 Florida licence by checking the regulator named above.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Holly Hill, FL — population 13,075
- Daytona Beach, FL — population 82,485
- South Daytona, FL — population 13,781
- Daytona Beach Shores, FL — population 5,194
- Flagler Beach, FL — population 5,541
- Port Orange, FL — population 65,966
- Beverly Beach, FL — population 516
- Bunnell, FL — population 3,879