Personal loans in Twin, AL
To lend to Twin's 359 residents, a company must hold a Alabama licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it.
A lender serving Twin holds a Alabama licence and answers to a Alabama regulator; no city office is involved for its 359 residents. Twin ranks 359th of 462 places in Alabama, with a population near 359. Population in Twin dropped about 0.6% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Twin. For a bigger market, look to Guin, AL about 3 miles away.
Twin by the numbers
The figures below are Twin's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Alabama rules.
- Population: 359 — Twin ranks 359th of 462 communities in Alabama (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 0.6% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 2 residents.
- Size percentile: Twin's 359 people outrank roughly 22% of the places in Alabama.
- Density: the Census land area of 3.4 sq mi holds about 106 people per square mile.
- Land area: Twin covers 3.4 square miles, the 319th-largest area among Alabama's 462 places.
- Within Alabama: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Twin.
- National rank: Twin sits 14,516th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Alabama: Twin stands 269th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 462 places.
- Against the state trend: Twin's 0.6% change compares with a Alabama average of +1.0% across its 462 places.
- Density in Alabama: Twin ranks 387th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Twin's 106 people per square mile sit against a Alabama median of 259.
- Location: 33.9923, -87.8523 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Guin (3 mi); Brilliant (5 mi); Winfield (5 mi); Glen Allen (10 mi); Hamilton (12 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Gu-Win (3 mi); Beaverton (10 mi); Eldridge (14 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 16 of them.
- At 100 miles: 257 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What to do before borrowing in Twin
Before you apply in Twin, a community of about 359, work through these steps:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Verify the lender's Alabama licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
What differs between Twin and the rest of Alabama is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 359 people here.
What a Twin borrower is actually offered
In Twin, a small community of about 359, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Twin lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Twin loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Where Twin sits
Twin covers about 3.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 106 people per square mile. Huntsville, the largest place in Alabama, is about 83 miles from Twin. Counting outward 50 miles, 45 larger communities surround Twin. By land area it ranks 319th of 462 Alabama places.
Which Alabama laws govern a loan in Twin
Below are the Alabama rules that apply to a loan made in Twin, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Alabama State Banking Department — Bureau of Loans (BOL) Source says: "The Bureau of Loans (hereinafter “the BOL”) was established in 1945". The BOL administers the Small Loan Act, Consumer Credit Act, Pawn Shop Act, Mortgage Brokers Licensing Act, Deferred Presentment Services Act and SAFE Act. | Alabama State Banking Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted — deferred presentment services licensed by the supervisor; maximum advance $500; maximum fee 17.5% of amount advanced Source says: "a maximum fee on any deferred presentment transaction not to exceed 17.5 percent of the amount advanced"; "The maximum amount that may be advanced in any deferred presentment transaction is five hundred dollars ($500)". | Alabama State Banking Department — Deferred Presentment Services Act (Code of Alabama §§ 5-18A-1 et seq.) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Alabama Small Loan Act license required from the supervisor for loans under $1,500; interest capped at 3% per month on the first $200 and 2% per month on $200–$1,500 Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending in amounts of less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500)"; "without first having obtained a license from the supervisor"; "not exceeding three percent a month on that part of the unpaid principal balance not in excess of two hundred dollars". | Alabama State Banking Department — Alabama Small Loan Act (Code of Alabama §§ 5-18-1 et seq.) as of 2026-09-16 |
Twin's place among Alabama's 462 places
Among Alabama's 462 places, Twin sits at 359th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Twin ranks 269th of 462 in Alabama (about the 42th percentile). Its roughly 106 residents per square mile place it 387th among Alabama's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 2 residents.
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Nearby places
- Guin, AL — population 2,147
- Gu-Win, AL — population 143
- Winfield, AL — population 4,869
- Brilliant, AL — population 830
- Glen Allen, AL — population 422
- Beaverton, AL — population 185
- Hamilton, AL — population 6,952
- Eldridge, AL — population 137