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Payday loans in New Augusta, MS
New Augusta, MS is home to about 537 people, but the rules that govern a payday loan here are statewide: payday lending is permitted for licensed lenders in Mississippi, inside the state fee cap. That single fact decides what a lender serving New Augusta may charge and how it must be licensed. The sections below cover the cost, the rules and the alternatives.
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Payday loan rules that apply in New Augusta
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 New Augusta — 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 New Augusta
Compare a payday advance and an installment loan the only way they can honestly be compared: by APR. A dollar fee looks small next to a two-year loan's interest, but the payday fee is charged over two weeks, so its annualised cost is far higher. Run both numbers side by side with our APR calculator before you decide, and read the APR explainer if the disclosure is unclear.
Cheaper alternatives in New Augusta
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 New Augusta
- Population: 537 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Size in Mississippi: the 191st-largest of 299 Census places in the state.
- Population trend: Its population fell about 3.1% between the 2020 Census base and the 2023 estimate.
- Nearest larger cities: Beaumont, MS (6 mi); Richton, MS (11 mi); Petal, MS (16 mi). Bigger markets often have more lenders, but a lender licensed in Mississippi serves New Augusta under the same state rules.
Before you borrow in New Augusta
- 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.
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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