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Payday loans in Fisher, AR
Fisher, AR is home to about 173 people, and the payday rules that matter are statewide: payday lending is prohibited in Arkansas. Below are the sourced Arkansas rules, the real cost of borrowing in Fisher, and the lower-cost options worth comparing first.
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Payday lending in Arkansas
Not permitted
The local picture
Payday loan rules that apply in Fisher
Every figure below is published by the state or the regulator that sets it, with a link to the primary source. These rules apply to any lender serving Fisher — Arkansas' fee cap is not adjusted city by city.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 17% per annum for loans not made by or to governmental units or by federally insured depository institutions (Amendment 89, effective January 1, 2011)Source quoteSource says: "shall not exceed seventeen percent (17%) per annum". | Arkansas Legislature — Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89, § 3 (proposed by H.J.R. 1004 of 2009) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — all storefront payday lending eliminated; the Attorney General has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending since 2008Source quoteSource says: "the Attorney General's office has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending in Arkansas"; "all storefront payday loan operations in Arkansas have been shut down". | Arkansas Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | See the latest published figureSource quotevalue_text left null: the State Bank Department does not publish a consumer small-loan license rate schedule that could be verified; storefront payday lending has been eliminated (see Payday lending status). See the linked regulator page for the licensee categories it supervises. | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank DepartmentSource quoteSource says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
What borrowing costs in Fisher
There is no lawful payday loan to price in Arkansas: the state does not permit the product, so a lender advertising one to a Fisher borrower is operating outside the law and the debt may not be enforceable. That makes the alternatives below the real choice here, and it is a reason to be wary of any site or storefront offering a "state-licensed" payday loan to a Arkansas resident. Suspected illegal lending can be reported to the regulator listed above.
Cheaper alternatives in Fisher
If the shortfall is a bill rather than a cash gap, ask the company you owe for more time or a payment plan before you borrow. Utilities, medical offices and landlords frequently have hardship arrangements, and a payment agreement at 0% is cheaper than any loan. It costs nothing to ask and it does not touch your credit. Emergency options compared.
About Fisher
- Population: 173 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Size in Arkansas: the 388th-largest of 500 Census places in the state.
- Population trend: Its population fell about 3.4% between the 2020 Census base and the 2023 estimate.
- Nearest larger cities: Hickory Ridge, AR (6 mi); Weiner, AR (10 mi); Grubbs, AR (13 mi). Bigger markets often have more lenders, but a lender licensed in Arkansas serves Fisher under the same state rules.
Before you borrow in Fisher
- Do not use an unlicensed lender — payday lending is prohibited in Arkansas.
- Compare the APR of the legal alternatives above: an installment loan or a credit-union payday alternative loan.
- Run the numbers with our loan payment calculator to see the fixed monthly cost before you commit.
- Report any lender advertising payday loans in Arkansas to the regulator listed above.
- If you are already in payday debt, contact a nonprofit credit counselor before taking on anything new.
Advertising disclosure: Paydayloaning may receive a referral fee if you apply through the link above. That fee does not change the rate you are offered, and it does not change our content. We are not a lender. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Read the full disclosure.
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