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Payday loans in Highland Haven, TX
If you are weighing a payday loan in Highland Haven, TX, the rules that apply come from Texas rather than the city: payday lending is permitted for licensed lenders in Texas, inside the state fee cap. Highland Haven has about 421 residents and ranks 1,024th of 1,224 places in the state. Start with the sourced fee cap below, then compare the APR against an installment loan.
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Payday lending in Texas
Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers)
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Payday loan rules that apply in Highland Haven
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 Highland Haven — Texas' fee cap is not adjusted city by city.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 quoteSource 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 |
| 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 quoteSource 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 quoteSource 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 quoteSource 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 |
What a payday loan costs in Highland Haven
The number that matters is not the fee on the day you borrow — it is the total you repay if the loan is renewed. A rollover adds a fresh fee without reducing what you borrowed, which is how a two-week advance turns into months of payments. Some states cap the number of renewals; whether Texas does is in the sourced table above. If you cannot clear the balance on the due date, ask the lender for a written repayment plan before you renew. How rollovers compound.
Cheaper alternatives in Highland Haven
If you are a credit-union member, ask about a payday alternative loan (PAL). Federal credit unions can offer small loans at a capped APR with a longer repayment window than a payday advance, and the application usually costs less. If you are not a member, joining a local credit union is often quick and is one of the cheapest ways to borrow a few hundred dollars. How PALs work.
About Highland Haven
- Population: 421 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Size in Texas: the 1,024th-largest of 1,224 Census places in the state.
- Population trend: Its population grew about 0.2% between the 2020 Census base and the 2023 estimate.
- Nearest larger cities: Sunrise Beach Village, TX (2 mi); Granite Shoals, TX (2 mi); Horseshoe Bay, TX (5 mi). Bigger markets often have more lenders, but a lender licensed in Texas serves Highland Haven under the same state rules.
Before you borrow in Highland Haven
- Confirm payday lending is permitted in Texas and check the maximum fee in the table above.
- Compare the APR, not the dollar fee — that is the only way to compare a two-week loan with a two-year one.
- Run the numbers with our loan payment calculator to price the same amount as an installment loan.
- Verify the lender is licensed in Texas with the regulator listed above.
- Never give a lender remote access to your bank account beyond the amount you actually owe, and ask for any repayment plan in writing.
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Nearby places
All Texas citiesNearest Census places by distance.
- TX Sunrise Beach Village, TX Population 791
- TX Granite Shoals, TX Population 5,451
- TX Horseshoe Bay, TX Population 5,063
- TX Cottonwood Shores, TX Population 1,621
- TX Meadowlakes, TX Population 1,893
- TX Marble Falls, TX Population 7,573
- TX Double Horn, TX Population 286
- TX Burnet, TX Population 6,940