Payday Loans in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston lenders work inside the South Carolina statute — a $550 cap, a $45 maximum fee on a $300 loan — which makes comparison shopping simple: whoever discloses fastest and funds earliest wins. The form below sends your request to several at once.
Cap $550 · Max 31 days
The price in Charleston is the state's
South Carolina sets one price for the whole state, and Charleston lenders work inside it: a $300 advance carries up to $45.00 in fees — repay $345.00 (≈391% APR, 14-day framing).
Charleston at a glance
- Maximum loan: $550 per loan — the South Carolina statute, applied identically in Berkeley County County
- What a $300 loan really costs: up to $45.00 in fees, repaid as $345.00 within Max 31 days
- Cheapest alternative worth pricing first: an earned-wage draw on hours already worked — usually a few dollars against the whole fee
- Sovereign route: tribal installment loans — $300–$2,000 over 3–24 months, lender-set APRs disclosed in the agreement
- Fastest realistic funding: apply in the morning — same-business-day ACH before the cutoff, next business morning after it
Getting funded in Charleston
- One form. Submit once — email, name, amount. Two minutes, soft check, free to ask.
- Lenders licensed for South Carolina review it. Decisions key on income and a checking account, usually within minutes.
- Check the disclosure. The fee must fit the table above — that is your legality check, wherever the lender is based.
- Repay once. One debit on the agreed date; if the date is wrong, ask about the state's extended payment plan before the due date.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a $300 payday loan cost in Charleston?
South Carolina law caps it at $45.00 in fees — repay $345.00 within Max 31 days (≈391% APR on the 14-day framing). Every licensed lender serving Charleston must fit inside that number.
Do I have to live in Charleston to apply here?
No — you need to live in South Carolina, in Charleston or anywhere else in the state. The rules that set the price are South Carolina's, and the lenders in the network serve the whole state, including smaller towns around Berkeley County County.
How fast is funding for Charleston borrowers?
Decisions arrive in minutes; ACH funding lands the same business day when the approval beats the lender's early-afternoon cutoff, otherwise the next business morning. Weekend requests fund on Monday.
What qualifies in Charleston?
Verifiable depositable income, an active checking account in your name, 18+ with ID. Decisions key on income and account health rather than a score, and seeing offers uses a soft check that never touches your report.