Fouke at a glance
- Population: 813 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 200th-largest of 500 places in Arkansas.
- 2020 Census base: 815 people at the 2020 Census, the baseline for the trend below (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: about 0.2% lower than the 2020 Census base (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Arkansas places: 200th largest of 500 (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: roughly 60% of places in Arkansas rank below it by population (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: mapped at 33.2622, -93.8852 by the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Texarkana, AR (13 mi); Texarkana, TX (17 mi); Queen City, TX (17 mi); Wake Village, TX (18 mi); Lewisville, AR (19 mi); each population is a US Census Bureau estimate.
- Nearest smaller towns: Garland, AR (12 mi); Domino, TX (13 mi); Bloomburg, TX (13 mi) (US Census Bureau).
What a personal loan costs in Fouke
The defining feature of a personal loan is the fixed installment: the same payment every month until the term ends.
Judge an offer by its APR, which blends the interest rate with fees, and use the personal loan calculator to see the total cost.
Because interest accrues for longer, a longer term means a lower installment and a higher total cost — decide which matters more to you.
Shop with more than one lender and treat pre-qualification as an estimate, since the final terms follow a full application.
Arkansas lending rules that apply in Fouke
Each row below is a Arkansas rule with its publisher and the date it was retrieved.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | See the latest published figure value_text left null: the State Bank Department does not publish a consumer small-loan license rate schedule that could be verified; storefront payday lending has been eliminated (see Payday lending status). See the linked regulator page for the licensee categories it supervises. | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank Department Source says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 17% per annum for loans not made by or to governmental units or by federally insured depository institutions (Amendment 89, effective January 1, 2011) Source says: "shall not exceed seventeen percent (17%) per annum". | Arkansas Legislature — Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89, § 3 (proposed by H.J.R. 1004 of 2009) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — all storefront payday lending eliminated; the Attorney General has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending since 2008 Source says: "the Attorney General's office has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending in Arkansas"; "all storefront payday loan operations in Arkansas have been shut down". | Arkansas Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division as of 2026-09-16 |
How to compare offers in Fouke
The steps below are worth completing first when you borrow in Fouke:
- 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 Arkansas using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.