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Personal loans in Walnut, MS

A personal loan in Walnut is an unsecured installment loan for consolidation or a planned expense, and what it costs follows your credit, income and debts. Walnut's Census population of roughly 682 makes it the 180th-largest of 299 places in Mississippi. Lenders in Mississippi work under state rate caps and licensing rules, each listed with its publisher in the table below.

By the Personalloaned Editorial Team · Last updated 2026-09-16

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Walnut at a glance

  • Population: 682 residents, the 180th-largest of 299 places in Mississippi (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
  • 2020 Census base: 708 people at the 2020 Census, the baseline for the trend below (US Census Bureau).
  • 2020 to 2023 change: down about 3.7% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate (US Census Bureau).
  • Rank among Mississippi places: the 180th-largest of 299 (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate).
  • Size percentile: it is larger than about 40% of the places in Mississippi (US Census Bureau).
  • Coordinates: 34.9497, -88.9245 (Census Gazetteer, US Census Bureau).
  • Nearest larger cities: Middleton, TN (8 mi); Ripley, MS (15 mi); Blue Mountain, MS (20 mi); Bolivar, TN (22 mi); Eastview, TN (23 mi) (Census populations, approximate straight-line distance).
  • Nearest smaller towns: Falkner, MS (8 mi); Saulsbury, TN (12 mi); Ashland, MS (16 mi) — US Census Bureau populations.

What a personal loan costs in Walnut

A personal loan hands you a single sum and a repayment schedule of equal monthly installments over an agreed term.

Compare offers on APR rather than the headline rate — the APR includes most fees, and you can model the total with our personal loan calculator.

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.

Pre-qualifying with several lenders takes minutes, uses a soft pull, and gives you real numbers to compare before any hard inquiry.

Mississippi lending rules that apply in Walnut

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.

RuleDetailSource
Payday lending statusLegal and licensed — check cashers (delayed-deposit/payday transactions) are licensed consumer-finance industries regulated by DBCF (Miss. Code § 75-67-501 et seq.)
Source says: "These industries include Money Transmitter, Small Loan, Check Cashers, Pawnbroker, Title Pledge, Consumer Loan Broker"		Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16
Small-loan / installment lender licensingSmall loan license required (Small Loan Regulatory Law; Miss. Code § 75-67-105)
Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending money ... without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license"		Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16
State lending regulatorMississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF)
Source says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi"		Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16
Delayed-deposit (payday) fee caps$20 per $100 advanced on checks ≤$250; $21.95 per $100 on checks over $250 (DBCF rule)
Source says: "Delayed deposit transaction: $20.00 per $100.00 advanced for checks $250.00 and under"		Mississippi Secretary of State (DBCF administrative regulations)
as of 2026-09-16
Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap)See the latest published figure
value_text left null: the maximum finance charge for licensed small-loan lenders is set by Miss. Code § 75-17-21, which § 75-67-119 references as the limit; no retrievable official page published the current figure for direct verification.		Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16

How to compare offers in Walnut

These steps are the ones that most affect the offer you receive in Walnut:

  1. Pull your free credit reports and dispute any error — it is the cheapest way to improve the rate you are offered.
  2. Run your figures through the personal loan calculator on this site so you know the payment before a lender quotes one.
  3. Pre-qualify with at least three lenders and compare the APR, not the interest rate.
  4. Check that the lender is licensed in Mississippi using the regulator named above.
  5. Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Can I get a personal loan with bad credit in Walnut?
Yes, but expect a higher APR and possibly a smaller amount. Lenders that serve borrowers with lower scores are licensed statewide, so your options in Walnut are the same as elsewhere in Mississippi.
How much can I borrow with a personal loan in Walnut?
Loan amounts are set by each lender and depend on your income, credit and existing debts, so we do not quote a range we cannot source. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains how lenders assess an application, and our personal loan calculator will model the payment for any amount before you apply.
Does a personal loan in Walnut require collateral?
Unsecured personal loans do not require collateral. A secured loan, such as a home-equity or auto-secured loan, does — and it puts the pledged asset at risk if you default.
Will shopping for a loan in Walnut hurt my credit?
Pre-qualification usually uses a soft credit pull that does not affect your score. A full application triggers a hard inquiry, which may lower your score by a few points temporarily.

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