SACRAMENTO – California’s pay day loan industry appears to be going toward bigger customer installment loans over $300 and, most of the time, over $2,500, based on loan provider reports released by the Department of Business Oversight (DBO) today.
The reports reveal the final amount and aggregate dollar number of pay day loans continued an extended decrease in 2018 while non-bank, unsecured customer loans given underneath the Ca funding Law (CFL) increased markedly. The pay day loan report is here (PDF) plus the CFL report is here now (PDF).
“The figures along with other styles highly recommend the cash advance industry is evolving, with loan providers going more into CFL territory,” said DBO Commissioner Manuel P. Alvarez. “On the main one hand, it is motivating to see loan providers adjust to their clients’ needs and expectations.