Dublin at a glance
- Population: 677 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 367th-largest of 565 places in Indiana.
- 2020 Census base: the 2020 count put the population at 682 (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: roughly 0.7% fewer residents than at the 2020 Census (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Indiana places: 367th largest of 565 (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: roughly 35% of Indiana's places have fewer residents (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: 39.8125 / -85.2052, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Cambridge City, IN (2 mi); Hagerstown, IN (8 mi); Centerville, IN (11 mi); Connersville, IN (11 mi); New Castle, IN (11 mi) — straight-line distances, US Census Bureau populations.
- Smaller towns nearby: Mount Auburn, IN (1 mi); Milton, IN (3 mi); East Germantown, IN (4 mi) (US Census Bureau).
What a personal loan costs in Dublin
Most personal loans are unsecured, meaning no collateral is pledged, and they are repaid in equal installments over a fixed term.
APR is the figure that lets you compare like with like, since it wraps fees into the rate; run your own numbers with the personal loan calculator.
A longer term reduces what you owe each month and increases the total interest, which is the trade-off to weigh before choosing one.
Shop with more than one lender and treat pre-qualification as an estimate, since the final terms follow a full application.
Indiana lending rules that apply in Dublin
Each row below is a Indiana rule with its publisher and the date it was retrieved.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small Loan License required (IUCCC; separate Consumer Loan License for IC 24-4.5-3 loans) Source says: "unless a person is a supervised financial organization or has first obtained a small loan license from the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan size limit | $825 maximum aggregate small-loan principal per borrower Source says: "Lenders cannot have loans ... outstanding with you at any one time if the aggregate principal amount/amount financed exceeds $825". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (small loans); finance charges capped at 15% of the first $250 (tiered above) Source says: "Finance charges on the first $250 of a small loan are limited to 15% of the principal". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
How to compare offers in Dublin
A few practical steps will make the process in Dublin less costly:
- Pull your free credit reports and dispute any error — it is the cheapest way to improve the rate you are offered.
- Run your figures through the personal loan calculator on this site so you know the payment before a lender quotes one.
- Pre-qualify with at least three lenders and compare the APR, not the interest rate.
- Check that the lender is licensed in Indiana using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.