Personal loans in Woodson, TX
A personal loan taken out in Woodson, Texas is priced from your credit file and your income, not from your address. At about 233 residents, Woodson is bigger than roughly 7% of the places in Texas. The trend between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 6.4%. Every figure below is Texas's own, carrying the publisher and the retrieval date. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees. The next larger city is Throckmorton, TX about 14 miles away.
Borrowing in Woodson: the local picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, location, and the Texas rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: a Census-estimated 233, 1,137th among Texas's 1,224 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Up about 6.4% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 7% of the places in Texas.
- Location: 33.0149, -99.0534 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Throckmorton (14 mi); Breckenridge (20 mi); Newcastle (22 mi); Albany (24 mi); Graham (28 mi). Online lenders reach Woodson no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Nearest smaller towns: Megargel (31 mi); Goree (41 mi); Weinert (42 mi).
What Texas law requires in Woodson
This table holds the Texas rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made in Woodson.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Woodson personal loan looks like
Most personal loans made to Woodson residents are unsecured, so no collateral is pledged and the lender leans on your credit history. Most scoring models treat rate-shopping within a focused window as one inquiry, so comparing offers early is usually safe. If the payment would strain your budget, a smaller loan or a longer saving period is the safer route.
A pre-application checklist for Woodson
Before you hand your details to a lender in Woodson:
- 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 Texas licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
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Nearby places
- Throckmorton, TX — population 765
- Breckenridge, TX — population 5,140
- Newcastle, TX — population 535
- Albany, TX — population 1,923
- Megargel, TX — population 179
- Olney, TX — population 3,017
- Moran, TX — population 235
- Graham, TX — population 8,819