Loch Arbour at a glance
- Population: 224 — 321st in New Jersey, which has 323 Census places (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- 2020 Census base: 229 people at the 2020 Census, the baseline for the trend below (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: population fell about 2.2% (US Census Bureau Vintage 2023 estimate vs 2020 Census).
- Rank among New Jersey places: 321st of the state's 323 Census places (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: roughly 1% of places in New Jersey rank below it by population (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: 40.2323, -74.0000 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Allenhurst, NJ (0 mi); Asbury Park, NJ (1 mi); Interlaken, NJ (1 mi); Deal, NJ (1 mi); Bradley Beach, NJ (2 mi) (Census populations, approximate straight-line distance).
- Nearest smaller places: Teterboro, NJ (43 mi); Saltaire, NY (51 mi); Ocean Beach, NY (53 mi) (US Census Bureau estimates).
What a personal loan costs in Loch Arbour
Personal loans are closed-end installment debt, so the monthly payment and the payoff date are known from the start.
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.
Work out the payment you can comfortably carry each month first, then borrow no more than that figure supports.
New Jersey lending rules that apply in Loch Arbour
Each row below is a New Jersey rule with its publisher and the date it was retrieved.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payday lending status | Unlicensed payday lending violates New Jersey's civil and criminal usury rates; payday lenders must be licensed Source says: "out-of-state or foreign entities that have not obtained the required New Jersey license and whose payment terms violate New Jersey's civil and criminal usury rates" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer lender license required for loans of $50,000 or less for personal, family, or household purposes (N.J.S.A. 17:11C-1 et seq.) Source says: "A consumer lender license is required for the making of a loan that is to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI); Office of Consumer Finance supervises consumer lenders Source says: "The Office of Consumer Finance regulates 16 types of businesses that provide a variety of consumer financial services." | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Criminal usury limits | 30% for non-corporate borrowers; 50% for corporations Source says: "the criminal usury limitation is 50 percent for corporations and 30 percent for non-corporate borrowers" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Civil usury: rates above 6% (agreement not in writing) or above 16% (written contract specifying the rate) Source says: "the civil usury rate is any interest rate greater than 6 percent for an agreement that is not in writing" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
How to compare offers in Loch Arbour
These steps are the ones that most affect the offer you receive in Loch Arbour:
- 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 New Jersey using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.