Personal loans in St. Clair, MN

For the 731 people in St. Clair, Minnesota runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. St. Clair ranks 407th of 853 places in Minnesota, with a population near 731. St.

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.

Clair, Minnesota — home to about 731 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Minnesota law rather than any local rule. The trend for St. Clair between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 2.8%. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from St. Clair. The closest larger place is Eagle Lake, MN about 6 miles away.

St. Clair by the numbers

What follows is St. Clair's place in the Census record, alongside the Minnesota rules that govern a personal loan made here.

A pre-application checklist for St. Clair

These steps shape the offer you get in St. Clair, a place of about 731 people:

  1. Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
  2. Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
  3. Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
  4. Make sure the lender appears in the Minnesota regulator's licence list.
  5. Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
  6. Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
  7. Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.

What differs between St. Clair and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 731 people here.

Lender access in St. Clair

St. Clair is a moderately settled community of about 731 people, with 54 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to St. Clair's 731 borrowers is set by Minnesota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Eagle Lake, MN about 6 miles away.

St. Clair: area, density and distance

The Census Gazetteer records about 0.6 square miles of land within St. Clair, with no significant water area listed. With 731 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,126 people per square mile. The largest place in Minnesota, Minneapolis, lies about 67 miles away. St. Clair has 54 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 307 larger places.

How Minnesota law applies in St. Clair

For the roughly 731 residents of St. Clair, the rules below are Minnesota's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.

RuleDetailSource
State lending regulatorMinnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce)
Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce"
Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
as of 2026-09-16
Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap)6% per year legal rate of interest; a different rate may be contracted for in writing (Minn. Stat. § 334.01)
Source says: "The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year"
Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
as of 2026-09-16
Payday lending statusLegal and licensed; APR capped at 36%, or up to 50% with an ability-to-repay analysis (Minn. Stat. §§ 47.60, 47.601, 47.603)
Source says: "The cap on that annual percentage rate is set at either 36%, or up to 50% if the lender conducts an ability to repay analysis"
Minnesota Department of Commerce
as of 2026-09-16

St. Clair's place among Minnesota's 853 places

Within Minnesota, St. Clair holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 407th-largest share among 853 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, St. Clair ranks 723rd of 853 in Minnesota (about the 15th percentile). By density, at about 1,126 people per square mile, it ranks 230th in Minnesota. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 21 residents.

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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair is the same as anywhere in Minnesota.
What loan size can I expect in St. Clair?
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 St. Clair?
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 St. Clair 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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