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| Wyoming | Legal | Wy. Stat. 40-14-362 et seq. | Not Specified | Not Specified | the greater of 20% or $30 | $30 | 780% | Not Specified | None (cannot repay, refinance or consolidate by proceeds of another check) | | | | Prohibited (Prior to date on instrument) | | | | | | |
| South Dakota | Permitted under small loan act or licensing law | S.D. Codified Laws § 54-4-36 et seq. | $500 | Not Specified | Not Specified | No Limit | No Limit | Not Specified | Four (licensee can renew, rollover or flip loan if debtor pays outstanding fee each time) | | | Not Specified | Not Specified | | | | | | |
| Iowa | Legal | 2 Iowa Code Ann. § 533D et seq. | $500 | Max: 31 days | $15: $0-$100; $10 per $100 thereafter | $16.67 | 433% | Two | None (cannot repay, refinance or consolidate) | | | One $15 NSF fee (exclusive remedy) | Not Specified | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Legal | 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. § 122/1-1 | lesser of $1000 or 25% gross monthly income | 13-45 days | $15.50 per $100 | $15.5 | 403% | Two | None (cannot rollover) | 7 days after 45 consecutive loan days | Yes | One $25 NSF fee (Presentment limit = 2) | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| Indiana | Legal | Ind. Code Ann. § 24-4.5-7-101 et seq. | $500 (not to exceed 15% of borrower's monthly gross income) | Min: 14 days | 15%: $0-$250; 13%: $251-$400; 10%: $401-$500 | $15 | 390% | One per lender; Two total | None (cannot renew, repay, refinance or consolidate) | 7 days after 6 consecutive loans | After 6 consecutive loans, lender must impose a 7 day cooling off period or convert to an installment loan payable in more than 4 installments at a rate no greater than 36% APR | One $20 NSF fee; additional charges may apply when check or authorization to debit was used to defraud another | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Legal (Applies to check cashers only) | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 1315.35 et seq. | $800 | Max: 6 months | $10/$100 + 5% per month | $15 | 390% | One | None (cannot refinance) | | | Bank charges (if disclosed); $20 collection charge; Court Costs; damages | Not Specified | | | | | | |
| Nevada | Legal | 2005 Nev. Stat. 414 (A.B. 384) | 25% of expected gross monthly income | Max: 60 days | Not Specified (After default: interest rate must be equal to or less than the prime rate at the largest bank in the State of Nevada plus 10 %) | No Limit | No Limit | Not Specified | Not Specified (Lenders cannot extend payment period beyond 60 days after expiration of initial loan period) | | Yes | $25 dishonored check fee (max. two fees for insufficient funds; max. one fee for closed account) Court Costs; Reasonable Attorney's Fees; Service of process costs | Prohibited (Unless customer acted with criminal intent) | | | | | | |
| Utah | Legal (Applies to check cashers only) | Utah Code Ann. § 7-23-01 et seq. | No Limit | May not exceed 12 weeks | No usury limit | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | Not Specified (cannot extend or renew loan more than 12 weeks from original loan date) | None | | Not Specified | Not Specified | | | | | | |
| Kansas | Legal | Kan. Stat. Ann. § 16a-2-404 as amended by 2005 Kansas Legis. 144 (eff. April, 2005) | $500 | 7-30 days | 15% | $15 | 390% | Two | Not Specified | | | One NSF fee | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Legal | Mo. Stat. Ann. § 408.500 et seq.; Mo. Code Regs. Ann. Tit. 4 § 140-11.010 et seq. | $500 | 14-31 days | Not Specified (No borrower shall be required to pay a total amount of accumulated interest and fees in excess of 75% of the initial loan amount on any single authorized loan for the entire loan term and all authorized renewals. Otherwise, interest is set pursuant to small loan law which provides that parties may set rate by contract.) | $75 | 1980% | Not Specified | Six (borrower must reduce principal amount of loan by 5% or more upon each renewal) | | | NSF fee; Collection costs (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) Licensee cannot use a series of ACH transactions to collect a single check. | Prohibited (Unless check returned due to closed account or stop-payment by maker) | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Legal | Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 59 § 3101 et seq. | $500 | 12-45 days | $15 per $100: $0- $300; $10 per $100: $301-$500 | $15 | 390% | Two | None (cannot renew; a loan made within 13 days after a previous one was entered into shall be considered a renewal and shall not be made) | Second business day after the 5th consecutive loan repaid | Yes | $25 NSF fee (if disclosed) unless dishonored due to theft or forgery | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | Legal | N.M. Stat. Ann. § 58-15-1 et seq. | Not Specified | Not Specified | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | Not Specified | | | Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, Filing Fees | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Legal | 7 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.605; Tex. Fin. Code Ann. §§ 342.251 et seq. and 342.601 et seq. | | 7-31 days | $10 per loan + 48% annual interest | $12 | 309% | Not Specified ($500 aggregate loans outstanding to all licensees) | None (if renewal charge is less than maximum interest rate permitted; otherwise convert to declining balance installment note) | | | Not Specified | Not Specified | | | | | | |
| Mississippi | Legal (Applies to check cashers only) | Miss. Code Ann. § 75-67-501 et seq. | $400 | Max: 30 days | 18% of check | $22 | 572% | Not Specified | None (cannot renew or otherwise extend) | | | NSF fee; Court-awarded fees (if disclosed) | Prohibited (When check returned due to NSF) | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | Legal | S.C. Stat. Ann. 34-39-110 et seq. | $300 | Max: 31 days | 15% | $15 | 390% | Not Specified | None | | | Lesser of: NSF fee of $10 or actual charge | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | Legal | La. Stat. Ann. § 3578.1 et seq. | $350 | 60 days | $5 documentation fee + the greater of 16.75% of check or $45 (After default: months 1-12: 36% per year; months 13 and beyond: 18% per year) | $25 | 650% | Not Specified | None (cannot renew or rollover but licensee may accept partial payment of 25% of amount advanced plus fees and enter into new loan) | | | One NSF fee of actual bank charge (if disclosed) + the greater of $25 or 5% of check (if disclosed); Court Costs; Reasonable Attorney's Fees | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Prohibited | Industrial loan act applies. Ga. Code Ann.§ 7-3-14. Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 80 § 3-1.02(7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | Prohibited (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-281 authorizing payday loans allowed to sunset in 2001) | The consumer finance act applies. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-173 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Legal | Va. Code Ann. § 6.1-444 et seq. | $500 | Min: 7 days | 15% | 15% | 390% | Not Specified | None (cannot refinance, renew, or extend) | | | $25 NSF fee; Court Costs; Reasonable Attorney's Fees (not to exceed $250) | Prohibited | | | | | | |
| Maine | Prohibited - Permitted for supervised lenders | Maine's UCCC applies. 9-A Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. 2-401. Supervised Lenders are exempt from 32 M.R.S.A. 6138(4)(D) which prohibits a check casher from cashing or advancing any money on a postdated check. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |