Personal loans in Rattan, OK
From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 0.7%. Roughly 280 residents live in Rattan, the 390th-largest community in Oklahoma.
Rattan counts about 280 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Oklahoma law does the governing. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Rattan. A lender that serves Rattan operates under Oklahoma lending statutes and a Oklahoma supervisor. The closest larger city is Sawyer, OK about 12 miles away.
Where Rattan stands
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Oklahoma table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 280 people live here, which puts Rattan 390th of 590 Census places in Oklahoma (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.7% from 2020 to 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 2 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 280 residents, Rattan is larger than about 34% of Oklahoma's Census places.
- Density: roughly 71 residents per square mile, spread over 4.0 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Rattan ranks 160th among Oklahoma's 590 places, at 4.0 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Rattan ranks 130th among Oklahoma's 590 places, with 0.04 sq mi.
- Share of Oklahoma: Rattan holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 280 people.
- National rank: Rattan sits 15,363rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Oklahoma: Rattan stands 281st by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 590 places.
- Against the state trend: Rattan's 0.7% change compares with a Oklahoma average of +1.3% across its 590 places.
- Density rank: Rattan is the 541st most densely settled place in Oklahoma.
- Density in context: Rattan's 71 people per square mile sit against a Oklahoma median of 546.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 34.1960, -95.4045.
- Nearest larger cities: Sawyer (12 mi); Antlers (13 mi); Fort Towson (13 mi); Hugo (14 mi); Valliant (22 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Rattan whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Soper (20 mi); Millerton (26 mi); Garvin (32 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 9 of them.
- At 100 miles: 206 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Rattan against the rest of Oklahoma
Set beside Oklahoma's 590 places, Rattan ranks 390th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Rattan ranks 281st of 590 in Oklahoma (about the 52th percentile). At about 71 people per square mile, Rattan is the 541st most densely settled place in Oklahoma. Within 50 miles sit 9 smaller Census places, alongside the 28 that are larger.
What Oklahoma law requires in Rattan
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Oklahoma, and so for Rattan's roughly 280 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited since August 1, 2020: no new deferred deposit (payday) loans may be made; all Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses terminated. Source says: "Beginning on and after August 1, 2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted by a licensee or other person" and "All Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have expired on August 1, 2020" (59 O.S. 3101.1). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Oklahoma Small Lender license required (Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit); separate license per location; 59 O.S. 3150-3150.27. Source says: "no person shall engage in the business of making small loans... unless the person is licensed by the Department of Consumer Credit" (59 O.S. 3150.2). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
Before you apply in Rattan
Before you apply in Rattan, a community of about 280, work through these steps:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Oklahoma regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Rattan and the rest of Oklahoma is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 280 people here.
What is available to Rattan borrowers
With about 71 residents per square mile, Rattan is sparsely settled, and 28 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Rattan's 280 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Sawyer, OK about 12 miles away.
How personal loans work in Rattan
Most loans made to Rattan's 280 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Rattan's rank of 390th in Oklahoma: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. The term you choose in Rattan decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
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Nearby places
- Sawyer, OK — population 339
- Fort Towson, OK — population 496
- Hugo, OK — population 5,190
- Antlers, OK — population 2,193
- Soper, OK — population 228
- Valliant, OK — population 806
- Clayton, OK — population 555
- Wright City, OK — population 599