Personal loans in Finleyville, PA
At about 371 residents, Finleyville is larger than roughly 18% of the places in Pennsylvania. The trend for Finleyville between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.3%.
A lender serving Finleyville holds a Pennsylvania licence and answers to a Pennsylvania regulator; no city office is involved for its 371 residents. When Pennsylvania caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Finleyville as from the rest of the state. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Finleyville. A larger market lies at New Eagle, PA about 4 miles away.
The Finleyville data picture
Finleyville is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: a Census-estimated 371, 826th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.3% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 5 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 18% of the places in Pennsylvania, with 371 residents in Finleyville.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.2 sq mi holds about 2,222 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Finleyville's 0.2 square miles rank 955th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Share of state population: Finleyville's 371 residents are about 0.0% of Pennsylvania.
- National standing: Finleyville ranks 14,393rd of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Finleyville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 510th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Against the state trend: Finleyville's 1.3% change compares with a Pennsylvania average of -0.9% across its 1,013 places.
- Density rank: Finleyville places 457th among Pennsylvania's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Pennsylvania: Finleyville's 2,222 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,990.
- Location: coordinates 40.2528, -80.0020 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: New Eagle (4 mi); Jefferson Hills (4 mi); Bethel Park (5 mi); West Elizabeth (6 mi); Pleasant Hills (6 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Twilight (11 mi); Dunlevy (12 mi); Elco (13 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 59 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 545 places are larger than Finleyville.
Finleyville's place among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places
Within Pennsylvania, Finleyville holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 826th-largest share among 1,013 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Finleyville stands 510th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places — roughly the 50th percentile. At about 2,222 people per square mile, Finleyville is the 457th most densely settled place in Pennsylvania. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 5 residents.
How lenders reach Finleyville
At roughly 2,222 people per square mile, Finleyville is fairly dense; 256 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Finleyville's 371 borrowers is set by Pennsylvania licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is New Eagle, PA about 4 miles away.
Which Pennsylvania laws govern a loan in Finleyville
Every row below records a Pennsylvania rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Finleyville lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) Source says: "The Department of Banking and Securities regulates financial services in Pennsylvania." | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum maximum for loans of $50,000 or less where no lower rate is contracted (41 P.S. 201(a)). Source says: "the maximum lawful rate of interest for the loan or use of money... shall be six per cent per annum" (Loan Interest and Protection Law, Section 201(a)). | Pennsylvania General Assembly (Laws of Pennsylvania, Act 6 of 1974) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | No separate payday-lending license; non-bank lenders are limited to 6% (unlicensed) or up to 24% (CDCA-licensed), so high-cost payday loans are not permitted. Source says: "if a lender is licensed by the Department in accord with the CDCA, it can charge between 6-24% on loans under $25,000" (DoBS interpretive letter, May 11, 2023). | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities as of 2026-09-16 |
The Finleyville borrowing checklist
These steps shape the offer you get in Finleyville, a place of about 371 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the Pennsylvania licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
The process is identical across Pennsylvania; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Finleyville holds 371 people.
The anatomy of a Finleyville personal loan
In Finleyville, a small community of about 371, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Finleyville's rank of 826th in Pennsylvania: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Finleyville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- New Eagle, PA — population 2,024
- Jefferson Hills, PA — population 12,178
- Bethel Park, PA — population 32,398
- Pleasant Hills, PA — population 8,322
- Monongahela, PA — population 4,087
- West Elizabeth, PA — population 388
- Whitehall, PA — population 14,615
- Castle Shannon, PA — population 8,101