Ulm at a glance
- Population: 178 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 386th-largest of 500 places in Arkansas.
- 2020 Census base: the 2020 count put the population at 175 (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: a gain of roughly 1.7% between the 2020 count and the 2023 estimate (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Arkansas places: 386th in population of 500 places (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: it is larger than about 23% of the places in Arkansas (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: 34.5762 latitude, -91.4617 longitude (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Stuttgart, AR (7 mi); Clarendon, AR (12 mi); Almyra, AR (12 mi); De Valls Bluff, AR (14 mi); Holly Grove, AR (15 mi) (Census populations, approximate straight-line distance).
- Nearest smaller communities: Roe, AR (6 mi); Allport, AR (19 mi); Coy, AR (23 mi) (Census populations).
What a personal loan costs in Ulm
Most personal loans are unsecured, meaning no collateral is pledged, and they are repaid in equal installments over a fixed term.
Because the APR includes origination and finance charges, it is the honest comparison number; the personal loan calculator turns an APR and term into a monthly payment.
A lender weighs your credit profile, income and debts when setting the rate, and a longer term lowers the payment at the cost of more interest overall.
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 Ulm
Every figure in the table below is sourced to a publisher with a date; where a state does not publish a number, we say so rather than estimate.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
How to compare offers in Ulm
A few practical steps will make the process in Ulm 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 Arkansas using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.