Kentucky Financial Snapshot

The Bluegrass State’s poverty rate of 16.9% means that more than 700,000 Kentucky residents live at or below the poverty line.

A payday loan is a small cash loan, typically for under $500, that uses the promise of a borrower’s next paycheck as collateral. There are 707 payday lenders in Kentucky, which means there are more places to take out a payday loan than there are McDonald’s restaurants in the state.

The maximum amount a payday loan in Kentucky is legally allowed to be is $500.

Borrowers may contact the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions at:

• Phone: 502-573-3390 or 800-223-2579 (Toll Free)
• Website: http://kfi.ky.gov/complaint/Pages/financial.aspx
• Check the license of a lender: http://kfi.ky.gov/industry/Pages/checkcasher.aspx

Borrowers may also file a complaint with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division:

• Website: https://ag.ky.gov/safeguarding-kentuckians/consumer-protection
• Phone: 502-696-5389

Check out these payday loan guides to the following cities in Kentucky:

Louisville

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