Personal loans in Cushing, NE
Cushing is one of 527 Census places in Nebraska; its 34 residents put it at 501st. Two households in Cushing with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 34 residents are not the reason.
Cushing's population held flat through the 2020-to-2023 comparison. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Cushing residents before they take on more. Lenders active in Cushing report to a Nebraska supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The next larger city is St. Paul, NE about 7 miles away.
Cushing: the sourced local profile
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Nebraska table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 34, ranked 501st of 527 places in Nebraska (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Little measurable movement between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 5% of Nebraska places rank below Cushing.
- Population density: about 110 people per square mile across 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Cushing's 0.3 square miles rank 338th of 527 places in Nebraska.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Nebraska's residents live in Cushing (34 people).
- National standing: Cushing ranks 19,183rd of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Cushing's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 210th of 527 places in Nebraska.
- Against the state trend: Cushing's 0.0% change compares with a Nebraska average of -0.6% across its 527 places.
- Density rank: Cushing places 509th among Nebraska's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Cushing's 110 people per square mile sit against a Nebraska median of 830.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 41.2948, -98.3693.
- Nearest larger cities: St. Paul (7 mi); Wolbach (7 mi); Palmer (8 mi); Elba (10 mi); Farwell (15 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller towns nearby: Cotesfield (14 mi); Stockham (46 mi); Lushton (52 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 2 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 275 places are larger than Cushing.
What shapes a Cushing personal loan
Cushing is a small community of about 34 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Cushing can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Cushing decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Steps to take before a Cushing loan
These steps shape the offer you get in Cushing, a place of about 34 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Nebraska licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
None of these steps is Cushing-specific: the same Nebraska licensing and disclosure rules reach all 34 residents.
Land, water and location for Cushing
Cushing covers about 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 110 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Omaha, the distance is roughly 120 miles. Cushing has 70 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 275 larger places.
Where Cushing sits in Nebraska
Set beside Nebraska's 527 places, Cushing ranks 501st by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 210th of 527 Nebraska places, putting it near the 60th percentile for growth. At about 110 people per square mile, Cushing is the 509th most densely settled place in Nebraska. By land area, its 0.3 square miles rank 338th of 527 places in Nebraska.
Which Nebraska laws govern a loan in Cushing
For the roughly 34 residents of Cushing, the rules below are Nebraska's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance (NDBF) Source says: "The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance is a state agency under the direct supervision of the Governor." | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 45-901 to 45-931) Source says: "Sections 45-901 to 45-931 shall be known and may be cited as the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act." | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Delayed deposit services (payday) licensing administration | NDBF publishes delayed deposit services license guidelines, statutes, and a licensed-business search Source says: "Delayed Deposit Services (Payday Lenders)" | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Wolbach, NE — population 231
- St. Paul, NE — population 2,427
- Palmer, NE — population 440
- Elba, NE — population 196
- Dannebrog, NE — population 276
- Farwell, NE — population 135
- Cotesfield, NE — population 30
- Greeley Center, NE — population 403