Personal loans in Woodville, OH
A lender serving Woodville holds a Ohio license and answers to a Ohio regulator, not to any city office. Woodville is home to roughly 1,985 people and stands 399th by size out of 924 Census places in Ohio. Woodville lost roughly 0.9% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do in Ohio, and a state regulator supervises it; the source is named below. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit. The next larger city is Genoa, OH about 5 miles away.
Borrowing in Woodville: the local picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, location, and the Ohio rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 1,985 — Woodville ranks 399th of 924 communities in Ohio (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 0.9% below the 2020 Census base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 57% of the places in Ohio.
- Location: 41.4510, -83.3640 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Genoa (5 mi); Gibsonburg (5 mi); Walbridge (11 mi); Oak Harbor (12 mi); Northwood (13 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller towns: Elmore (4 mi); Pemberville (6 mi); Luckey (6 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
What Ohio law requires in Woodville
When the state does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance licenses required for non-depository lenders, including Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, short-term lenders, and small loan lenders. Source says: "We issue and manage licenses for companies and individuals under multiple Ohio statutes." (page's regulated-statutes list names Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, Short-term lenders, Small loan lenders). | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Woodville personal loan looks like
Because a personal loan payment is fixed, the total cost is knowable in advance — the main difference from a credit card, where the balance revolves. The familiar mistake is to move a card balance into a personal loan and then run the cards back up, which doubles the debt instead of clearing it. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file.
A pre-application checklist for Woodville
Before you hand your details to a lender in Woodville:
- 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 Ohio licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Genoa, OH — population 2,193
- Elmore, OH — population 1,374
- Gibsonburg, OH — population 2,480
- Pemberville, OH — population 1,332
- Luckey, OH — population 1,012
- Clay Center, OH — population 251
- Millbury, OH — population 1,197
- Helena, OH — population 209