Personal loans in Abbeville, MS

A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Abbeville up by about 3.8%. With 385 residents, Abbeville outranks about 25% of the communities in Mississippi.

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

How we get paid: if you apply through the link above, a lending partner may send us a referral fee. It never changes the rate you are offered or what we publish. We are not a lender and we do not process applications. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Full disclosure.

Abbeville, Mississippi — home to about 385 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Mississippi law rather than any local rule. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Abbeville residents before they take on more. Every figure below is Mississippi's own, applied to Abbeville's 385 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The next larger city is Oxford, MS about 11 miles away.

Borrowing in Abbeville: the local picture

Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Mississippi table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.

What a Abbeville borrower is actually offered

A Abbeville personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 385 residents. A lender serving Abbeville's 385 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. The term you choose in Abbeville decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.

Mississippi rules behind a Abbeville personal loan

Every row below records a Mississippi rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Abbeville lender must follow.

RuleDetailSource
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
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

Abbeville against the rest of Mississippi

Abbeville is the 223rd-largest of 299 Census places in Mississippi and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 18th of 299 Mississippi places, putting it near the 94th percentile for growth. Its roughly 111 residents per square mile place it 275th among Mississippi's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 14 residents.

The geography behind Abbeville

Abbeville's land area is roughly 3.5 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 111 people per square mile. The largest place in Mississippi, Jackson, lies about 157 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 57 larger communities surround Abbeville. Within the same 50 miles lie 12 smaller Census places.

A practical checklist for Abbeville borrowers

For Abbeville's roughly 385 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:

  1. Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
  2. Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
  3. Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
  4. Look the lender up in the Mississippi regulator's licence records before you sign.
  5. Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
  6. Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
  7. Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.

The process is identical across Mississippi; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Abbeville holds 385 people.

How we get paid: if you apply through the link above, a lending partner may send us a referral fee. It never changes the rate you are offered or what we publish. We are not a lender and we do not process applications. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Full disclosure.

Common questions

What are my options in Abbeville if my credit is poor?
Borrowing is still possible, but expect a higher APR and a smaller approved amount. Lenders that accept lower scores hold statewide licences, so what is open to you in Abbeville is the same as anywhere in Mississippi.
What loan size can I expect in Abbeville?
Most personal loans sit somewhere between $1,000 and $50,000, though the figure you are approved for turns on the lender, your income and your credit. Model the monthly payment first with our personal loan calculator.
Do I have to pledge anything to borrow in Abbeville?
For an unsecured personal loan, no — there is nothing to pledge. A secured loan, such as home equity or one secured by a vehicle, does require collateral, and default puts that asset at risk.
Does comparing loans in Abbeville cost me credit score points?
Not during pre-qualification, which normally uses a soft pull and leaves your score alone. Submitting a full application triggers a hard inquiry, which can trim a few points briefly.

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