Personal loans in Seminole, TX
State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Seminole's 7,231 residents. The Census counts 7,231 people in Seminole, the 303rd-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places.
A personal loan in Seminole is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 7,231 people. Population in Seminole climbed about 2.8% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Rate-shopping from Seminole costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. The closest larger place is Andrews, TX about 28 miles away.
The Seminole data picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Texas rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 7,231 people live here, which puts Seminole 303rd of 1,224 Census places in Texas (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 2.8% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 198 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 75% of Texas places rank below Seminole.
- Land and density: 4.2 square miles of land carry roughly 1,740 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Seminole covers 4.2 square miles, the 430th-largest area among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Share of state population: Seminole's 7,231 residents are about 0.0% of Texas.
- National rank: Seminole sits 3,922nd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Seminole's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 590th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Versus Texas: the state average change is +6.5%, while Seminole moved 2.8%.
- Density rank: Seminole places 221st among Texas's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Seminole runs about 1,740 residents per square mile, where the Texas median is 840.
- Location: 32.7222, -102.6498 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Andrews (28 mi); Hobbs (30 mi); Brownfield (38 mi); Lamesa (40 mi); Lovington (43 mi). Online lenders reach Seminole no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller towns nearby: Seagraves (16 mi); Denver City (20 mi); Wellman (26 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 7 places smaller than Seminole sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 13 places are larger than Seminole.
What to do before borrowing in Seminole
These steps shape the offer you get in Seminole, a place of about 7,231 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the Texas regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
What differs between Seminole and the rest of Texas is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 7,231 people here.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Seminole
Below are the Texas rules that apply to a loan made in Seminole, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
How personal loans work in Seminole
A Seminole personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 7,231 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Seminole lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Seminole decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Seminole sits in Texas
Seminole is the 303rd-largest of 1,224 Census places in Texas and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 590th of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 52th percentile for growth. At about 1,740 people per square mile, Seminole is the 221st most densely settled place in Texas. The population moved by about 198 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.8% shift.
Where Seminole sits
Seminole covers about 4.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 1,740 residents per square mile. Houston, the largest place in Texas, is about 474 miles from Seminole. Within 50 miles of Seminole there are 5 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 430th of 1,224 Texas places.
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Nearby places
- Seagraves, TX — population 2,227
- Denver City, TX — population 4,301
- Wellman, TX — population 226
- Andrews, TX — population 13,502
- Plains, TX — population 1,328
- Hobbs, NM — population 39,386
- Eunice, NM — population 2,944
- Brownfield, TX — population 8,652