Mountain View at a glance
- Population: 2,931 people, the 102nd-largest place among Arkansas's 500 Census places (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- 2020 Census base: 2,866 people at the 2020 Census, the baseline for the trend below (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: roughly 2.3% higher than at the 2020 Census (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Arkansas places: 102nd by size among 500 communities (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: it exceeds roughly 80% of Arkansas's Census places by population (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: 35.8616 / -92.1097, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities within 120 miles: Heber Springs, AR (25 mi); Batesville, AR (28 mi); Southside, AR (29 mi); Mountain Home, AR (36 mi); Cherokee Village, AR (42 mi) (US Census Bureau).
- Smaller places close by: Fifty-Six, AR (10 mi); Guion, AR (11 mi); Calico Rock, AR (18 mi) (US Census Bureau).
What a personal loan costs in Mountain View
A personal loan is an installment loan: you receive a lump sum and repay it in fixed monthly payments over a set term, usually two to seven years.
Judge an offer by its APR, which blends the interest rate with fees, and use the personal loan calculator to see the total cost.
The offer you receive reflects the lender's read of your credit, income and debts, and the term controls the balance between payment size and total interest.
A useful rule is to keep the new payment inside the room your budget already has, so the loan eases pressure instead of adding to it.
Arkansas lending rules that apply in Mountain View
The Arkansas rate caps and licensing rules that reach Mountain View are listed below, each with its source and retrieval date.
| 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 Mountain View
The order below is a sensible way to approach a loan in Mountain View:
- 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.