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Payday loans in Shuqualak, MS
Payday lending is permitted for licensed lenders in Mississippi, inside the state fee cap, so any licensed lender serving Shuqualak has to stay inside Mississippi's fee cap and licensing rules. Below you will find what a payday loan actually costs in Shuqualak, the sourced Mississippi rules, and the lower-cost alternatives worth checking first.
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Payday loan rules that apply in Shuqualak
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 Shuqualak — Mississippi's fee cap is not adjusted city by city.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figureSource quotevalue_text left null: the maximum finance charge for licensed small-loan lenders is set by Miss. Code § 75-17-21, which § 75-67-119 references as the limit; no retrievable official page published the current figure for direct verification. | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — check cashers (delayed-deposit/payday transactions) are licensed consumer-finance industries regulated by DBCF (Miss. Code § 75-67-501 et seq.)Source quoteSource says: "These industries include Money Transmitter, Small Loan, Check Cashers, Pawnbroker, Title Pledge, Consumer Loan Broker" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small loan license required (Small Loan Regulatory Law; Miss. Code § 75-67-105)Source quoteSource says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending money ... without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF)Source quoteSource says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Delayed-deposit (payday) fee caps | $20 per $100 advanced on checks ≤$250; $21.95 per $100 on checks over $250 (DBCF rule)Source quoteSource says: "Delayed deposit transaction: $20.00 per $100.00 advanced for checks $250.00 and under" | Mississippi Secretary of State (DBCF administrative regulations) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a payday loan costs in Shuqualak
A payday loan is priced by a fee per $100 borrowed, not by a monthly interest rate. Because the loan is usually due in about two weeks, that fee translates into an annual percentage rate many times higher than an installment loan or a credit card — the Federal Trade Commission's own example, a $15 fee per $100 on a two-week loan, works out to roughly 391% APR. Federal law requires the lender to show you the finance charge and the APR in writing before you sign, so the real cost is knowable before you commit. How payday loan fees work.
Cheaper alternatives in Shuqualak
A small personal installment loan is the closest like-for-like replacement: the same lump sum, but repaid in fixed monthly payments, so the APR is a fraction of a payday advance's. Pre-qualification uses a soft credit pull that does not affect your score, so you can compare offers without cost. Payday loan vs personal loan.
About Shuqualak
- Population: 383 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Size in Mississippi: the 225th-largest of 299 Census places in the state.
- Population trend: Its population fell about 5.0% between the 2020 Census base and the 2023 estimate.
- Nearest larger cities: Macon, MS (10 mi); Scooba, MS (12 mi); De Kalb, MS (15 mi). Bigger markets often have more lenders, but a lender licensed in Mississippi serves Shuqualak under the same state rules.
Before you borrow in Shuqualak
- Confirm payday lending is permitted in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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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