Payday & Personal Loans
Installment Loans vs. Payday Loans
Repayment structure, cost, and speed compared.
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Why sending your request to a network at once is the faster path to funding.
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Step by step, what happens between submitting your information and seeing a match.
What to Have Ready for the Fastest Decision
A few minutes of prep that can be the difference between an instant match and a delayed one.
Weekend and Holiday Funding, Explained
What actually changes about same-day funding on weekends and bank closures.
Direct Deposit vs. Instant Transfer
Not all "fast" funding methods move at the same speed — how ACH compares to instant rails.
Loan Decision Speed by State
Loan Decision Speed by State
See whether your state supports an instant decision or a brief review.
Alabama
A statewide database check runs automatically, so most decisions come back instantly.
Alaska
First-time requests get instant decisions; a 14-day renewal lockout only affects repeat...
Arizona
No traditional same-day product exists here, so matches route to installment lenders wi...
Arkansas
A 17% constitutional cap means no instant-decision payday product exists — matches go t...
California
Small advances under $300 get instant decisions; larger installment amounts involve mor...
Colorado
The 36% all-in cap moved lenders toward installment underwriting, so decisions are fast...
Connecticut
A wage-assignment ban limits the instant-decision structure other states allow.
Delaware
A $1,000 cap and straightforward licensing keep most decisions instant.
Florida
A real-time statewide database check happens automatically, so decisions still come bac...
Georgia
Loans under $3,000 structured as payday products are barred, so matches route to instal...
Hawaii
Act 56 replaced the instant-decision payday product with installment loans that involve...
Idaho
No rate cap and a $1,000 limit mean most lenders can decide instantly.
Illinois
The 36% all-in cap moved the market toward installment products with a brief underwriti...
Indiana
A 3-advance concurrent limit is checked automatically, keeping most decisions instant.
Iowa
A 2-advance limit check is automated, so decisions typically come back instantly.
Kansas
A per-lender 3-advance limit is verified automatically without slowing down the decision.
Kentucky
A statewide database check runs automatically, keeping decisions instant for most appli...
Louisiana
A database-enforced one-advance-at-a-time rule is checked automatically, keeping decisi...
Maine
A 30% APR small-loan cap rules out the instant-decision payday product, shifting matche...
Maryland
A 33% usury cap shifts matches toward personal-loan lenders that use manual underwriting.
Massachusetts
A low usury cap keeps the instant-decision product out, so matches route to manual-revi...
Michigan
A statewide database check runs automatically, keeping most decisions instant.
Minnesota
The 2024 36% cap shifted the market toward installment products with a brief underwriti...
Mississippi
A simple $500 all-in cap keeps underwriting automated and decisions instant.
Missouri
No state rate cap and simple underwriting keep most decisions instant.
Montana
A voter-approved 36% cap pushed most non-tribal lenders toward installment underwriting.
Nebraska
Initiative 428's 36% cap shifted the market toward installment products with a short re...
Nevada
No state fee or rate cap means lenders can decide instantly.
New Hampshire
A 36% cap since 2009 keeps decisions fast but usually involves a brief underwriting step.
New Jersey
A low usury cap keeps the instant-decision product off the table.
New Mexico
The 2023 36% cap moved lending toward installment products with a brief review step.
New York
A 25% criminal usury cap makes the instant-decision advance illegal outright.
North Carolina
Banned since 2001 — no instant-decision advance product operates legally in the state.
North Dakota
A 3-business-day cooling-off period only affects repeat borrowers, not first-time insta...
Ohio
Installment structure and a 91-day minimum term mean a brief underwriting step, not an ...
Oklahoma
The Small Lenders Act framework keeps underwriting simple and decisions instant.
Oregon
Despite the 36% cap plus origination fee, decisions for approved applicants remain inst...
Pennsylvania
A 24% APR cap keeps the instant-decision product out of the state.
Rhode Island
Instant decisions are typical today, but the upcoming 2027 rate cap may shift the marke...
South Carolina
The Deferred Presentment Services Act was repealed effective January 2026, ending the i...
South Dakota
A 2016 voter-approved 36% cap moved most lenders toward installment underwriting.
Tennessee
Both the payday and flex-loan licensing frameworks support instant decisions.
Texas
No state rate cap and streamlined Credit Access Business licensing keep decisions insta...
Utah
No APR cap and no unusual verification steps mean decisions are typically instant.
Vermont
A low usury cap keeps the instant-decision product out of the state.
Virginia
Installment structure replaced the single-payment advance, adding a brief underwriting ...
Washington
An 8-advance annual limit is checked at application, which can occasionally add a step ...
Washington DC
A 24% APR cap makes the instant-decision advance product effectively illegal.
West Virginia
No deferred-presentment advances are permitted, so matches route to manual-review insta...
Wisconsin
No statutory rate cap keeps underwriting simple and decisions typically instant.
Wyoming
No maximum advance amount and simple monthly-term underwriting keep decisions instant.
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