Personal loans in Slate Springs, MS
Slate Springs sits inside Mississippi, where a single set of consumer-lending rules governs every lender that operates. At about 98 residents, Slate Springs is bigger than roughly 2% of the places in Mississippi. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Slate Springs down by about 3.9%. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies Mississippi's rate caps and licensing requirements. Verify the lender's Mississippi licence against the regulator named below. A larger market lies at Big Creek, MS about 8 miles away.
Borrowing in Slate Springs: the local picture
Slate Springs is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 98, ranked 294th of 299 places in Mississippi (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A decline of about 3.9% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Size percentile: it sits ahead of around 2% of Mississippi places.
- Location: 33.7417 / -89.3752, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Big Creek (8 mi); Calhoun City (9 mi); Derma (10 mi); Walthall (11 mi); Pittsboro (14 mi). Online lenders reach Slate Springs no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Nearest smaller towns: Gattman (66 mi); Doddsville (66 mi); Ethelsville (70 mi).
What Mississippi law requires in Slate Springs
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Mississippi, and so in Slate Springs.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — check cashers (delayed-deposit/payday transactions) are licensed consumer-finance industries regulated by DBCF (Miss. Code § 75-67-501 et seq.) Source says: "These industries include Money Transmitter, Small Loan, Check Cashers, Pawnbroker, Title Pledge, Consumer Loan Broker" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small loan license required (Small Loan Regulatory Law; Miss. Code § 75-67-105) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending money ... without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF) Source says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Delayed-deposit (payday) fee caps | $20 per $100 advanced on checks ≤$250; $21.95 per $100 on checks over $250 (DBCF rule) Source says: "Delayed deposit transaction: $20.00 per $100.00 advanced for checks $250.00 and under" | Mississippi Secretary of State (DBCF administrative regulations) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: the maximum finance charge for licensed small-loan lenders is set by Miss. Code § 75-17-21, which § 75-67-119 references as the limit; no retrievable official page published the current figure for direct verification. | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Slate Springs personal loan looks like
A personal loan in Slate Springs is an installment loan: a lump sum up front, repaid in fixed monthly payments over a set term, usually two to seven years. 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 Slate Springs
Before you sign anything in Slate Springs, run through this list:
- 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 Mississippi 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
- Big Creek, MS — population 128
- Calhoun City, MS — population 1,482
- Derma, MS — population 917
- Walthall, MS — population 114
- Pittsboro, MS — population 154
- Eupora, MS — population 2,096
- Vardaman, MS — population 1,058
- Bruce, MS — population 1,608