Payday loans & cash advance

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Compare payday loan and cash advance costs, the full repayment and what would remain for essentials. Use the planning tools first, then continue to the partner form if you choose to request.

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See the cost, check repayment and review the provider’s terms before you decide.

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Need cash? Let's look at the whole picture.

Three hundred dollars, forty-five in fees. Three forty-five due in fourteen days.

Check the date against payday. Will repayment leave enough for essentials?

If you choose to request, use the partner form. Read its disclosures.

Then check the A P R, fees, total, and due date. LendingClub isn't a lender.

On-screen example: $300 received + $45 fee = $345 due in 14 days. Illustrative APR: approximately 391.07%. Actual costs depend on the provider and state.

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Change the amount, fee and term to see the full payment. Then test that payment against your budget. These are planning examples, not loan offers.

$100 received

$15 charge · 14 days

$115 total due

$300 received

$45 charge · 14 days

$345 total due

$500 received

$75 charge · 14 days

$575 total due

Illustrative assumptions: a single payment after 14 days and a fee of $15 per $100 received. Each example has a simple annualized cost of 391.07%. This does not mean you pay 391% in 14 days. Amounts, permitted charges and availability depend on state law and the provider. 1.

See the full short-term repayment

Enter an illustrative amount, charge and number of days.

Total due
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Charge
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Simple annualized cost
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Calculation: total due = cash received + charge. Simple annualized cost = charge ÷ cash received × 365 ÷ days × 100. This model assumes one advance and one repayment, with the charge paid at repayment. It excludes renewals, late fees and other charges; it does not replace a provider’s APR disclosure.

Test the repayment against a simplified budget

Use the LendingClub budget calculator to test your own figures and repayment amount. Calculator values stay in your browser.

Cash left after repayment
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Simplified result
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Worked budget: $1,200 income − $900 essentials − $345 repayment = a $45 shortfall. Include rent, food, transport, other debt payments and a buffer in essential expenses. A positive result is not an affordability assessment or an approval.

If the payment leaves a shortfall

Before taking on a payment you cannot cover, compare the cost of a bill-payment arrangement, an employer advance or a credit-union small-dollar loan. Availability and terms differ.

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When you need a bridge

Payday Loans

A short-term repayment decision for an unexpected gap. See the complete amount due — not only the cash received.

  • Full repayment amount
  • Dollar charge and annualized context
  • State and provider verification
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Additional structures for different borrowing needs.

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Payment, proceeds and total cost.

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Decide

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Further checks for this decision

Identify whether an online application belongs to a lender or an intermediary, who receives personal information and which provider handles any offer.2

Before short-term borrowing, compare the written cost and repayment terms, consider alternatives and understand what an extension changes.3

Some federal credit unions offer Payday Alternative Loans. Membership, eligibility and availability still need checking with the specific credit union.4

Sources & further reading

Numbered references support the guidance or checks indicated above. They are separate from this website’s own policies, examples and provider decisions.

  1. CFPB — Payday loan costs and fees↩
  2. CFPB — Online borrowing and data recipients↩
  3. FTC — Payday and car-title borrowing↩
  4. NCUA — Payday Alternative Loans↩