Personal loans in Springfield, OR
A personal loan taken out in Springfield, Oregon is priced from your credit file and your income, not from your address. The Census estimates 61,085 people in Springfield, larger than about 96% of the communities in Oregon. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Springfield down by about 1.3%. Oregon runs its own consumer-lending licensing through a state agency, and the sourced table on this page lists the figures that apply. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help before you take on more. For a bigger market, look to Eugene, OR about 7 miles away.
Borrowing in Springfield: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Oregon table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 61,085 residents; Springfield is the 10th-largest of 240 places in Oregon (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.3% since the 2020 count.
- Size percentile: by population it outranks roughly 96% of the places in Oregon.
- Location: 44.0537, -122.9809 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Eugene (7 mi); Corvallis (39 mi); Salem (60 mi); Bend (83 mi); Beaverton (99 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Springfield whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Coburg (7 mi); Creswell (9 mi); Lowell (14 mi).
What Oregon law requires in Springfield
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Springfield: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed payday/title lenders; term 31-60 days; one-time 10% origination fee capped at $30; interest limited to 36%/yr; max APR 153.77%. Source says: "Interest rates are limited to 36 percent annually. The maximum APR (interest and fees) is 153.77 percent"; "A one-time 10 percent loan origination fee, up to a maximum of $30 for a new loan"; "The payday or title loan must be for at least 31 days and not longer than 60 days." | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance license required to make consumer finance loans of $50,000 or less; license issued by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Source says: "a consumer finance loan of $50,000 or less... unless the person first obtains a license under this chapter" (ORS 725.045). | Oregon Legislative Assembly (Oregon Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (Department of Consumer and Business Services) Source says: "Protecting Oregonians' access to fair products and services through education, regulation, and consumer assistance." | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Unlicensed lending consequence (state-specific rule) | Unlicensed consumer finance loans are void and uncollectible (principal, interest, fees). Source says: "the consumer finance loan is void... may not... collect, receive or retain principal, interest, a fee or a charge related to... the consumer finance loan" (ORS 725.045(1)(b)). | Oregon Legislative Assembly (Oregon Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% per annum default legal rate where the parties have not agreed to a rate. Source says: "The rate of interest for the following transactions, if the parties have not otherwise agreed to a rate of interest, is nine percent per annum" (ORS 82.010(1)). | Oregon Legislative Assembly (Oregon Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Springfield personal loan looks like
In Springfield, as throughout Oregon, federal Truth in Lending rules require a lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Checking your credit report before you apply — and disputing any error — is the single highest-leverage step toward a better rate. Whatever the offer, the loan should fit a budget you can already meet.
A pre-application checklist for Springfield
These are the steps that most influence the offer you get in Springfield:
- 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 Oregon 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
- Coburg, OR — population 1,311
- Creswell, OR — population 5,597
- Eugene, OR — population 177,899
- Lowell, OR — population 1,256
- Cottage Grove, OR — population 10,623
- Junction City, OR — population 7,072
- Harrisburg, OR — population 3,701
- Brownsville, OR — population 1,849