London Ontario Loan FAQ

Fifteen answers for borrowers in London, Ontario, grouped by cost, applying, credit and repaying, each pointing to the page that goes deeper. A payday loan of $100 to $1500 costs at most $14 per $100 and comes due in one debit on your next pay date; an installment loan of $500 to $10000 runs 18% to 35% APR over 3 to 60 months.

Cost and Ontario rules

What does a payday loan cost in London, Ontario?

$14 for every $100 borrowed, one flat fee capped by federal regulation and Ontario law. Borrow $300 and the cost is $42, with $342 debited on your next pay date; borrow $500 and it is $70, with $570 debited. The payday loans London page works the dollars at every amount up to $1500.

Why did the lender offer me less than $1500?

Because Ontario holds a payday advance to 50% of your net pay for the pay period, so your deposit sets the ceiling before the $1500 cap does. A biweekly hospital cheque of $2000 net allows at most $1000, and most first loans land between $100 and $500. The how it works page shows the moment that check happens.

How long do I have to cancel a payday loan?

Two business days from signing, at no cost and with no reason required, under the Payday Loans Act, 2008. You hand the lender written notice and return the money. The e-transfer loans London page explains how the window runs when funds land on a Friday night.

What is the extended payment plan?

A plan the lender must offer, at no extra cost, when you take a third payday loan within 63 days, spreading repayment over several pay periods. Needing three loans in nine weeks means the gap is no longer a one off. At that point the installment loans London page is the honest read.

What does an installment loan cost?

Between 18% and 35% APR, priced from your credit file, your income and your time in the job, and never above the 35% federal criminal rate. At 30% APR, $4000 over 36 months runs about $170 a month and roughly $2100 in interest. The installment loans London page carries the full payment tables.

London Ontario Loan FAQ, London

Applying and funding

How do I apply from London?

Online, in about five minutes: a short form, a read only bank connection that lets the lender see your pay deposits, then an e-signed agreement showing the cost in dollars and the repayment date. You must be 18 with employment income landing in a Canadian chequing account. The how it works page lists what to have ready.

Can I finish the application on an LTC bus?

Yes. The form runs on a phone, and a ride down the Wellington or Richmond corridor is longer than the form takes; have your online banking login ready for the verification step. The e-transfer loans London page picks up what happens after you press send.

Will money arrive on an evening, a weekend or a snow day?

Often, because the agreement is e-signed and the lender's system, not a desk that closes at five, sends the Interac e-transfer. A weekday evening application usually funds the same night, a late Saturday one often waits for Monday, and a squall that shuts the city does not stop a transfer. The e-transfer loans London page maps the timing by day and hour.

I live in St. Thomas, Strathroy or Woodstock. Does that change the terms?

No. An Ontario licence serves every Ontario address on the same $14 per $100 and the same cancellation right, on the 401 or off it. The areas we serve hub has a page for each community, from Downtown to Port Stanley.

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Bad credit and approval

Can I get a loan in London with bad credit?

Often, because a payday lender reads the employment deposits in your chequing account before it weighs an old collection. An installment lender pulls the file and prices it, so a rough history lands closer to 35% APR than 18%. Approval is never certain, and the bad credit loans London page explains what a decline usually means.

My plant pay swings with overtime. How does a lender read that?

It sizes the offer to the regular base deposits and treats the overtime weeks as the exception, so the ceiling follows your ordinary cheque rather than your best one. Rotating shifts on Oxford Street East or off Wilton Grove Road read the same way. The bad credit loans London page covers uneven deposit histories.

I was laid off in Ingersoll and start a new job next month. Can I bridge the gap?

Not with a payday loan, because it needs a pay date to come due on and your next one has not started yet. A gap between jobs is a case for an installment loan sized to the new paycheque, once its first deposits exist, or for talking to the landlord first. The personal loans London page works through the between jobs problem.

I study at Western or Fanshawe and work part time. Can I borrow for a September move?

Yes, if the part time pay lands in your chequing account, because the lender reads deposits rather than a course load. Expect a small first offer sized to those hours, due on the pay after the move. The Masonville page covers term start costs at the campus end of the city.

Repaying and problems

What if I cannot repay on my pay date?

Call the lender before the date instead of letting the debit bounce, because the bank's returned payment charge is often the most expensive part of the whole episode. An Ontario lender cannot roll the loan over or open a second one while it runs, and owes you the extended plan on a third loan in 63 days. The payday loans London page sets out the options.

How do I confirm a lender is licensed, and where do I complain?

Ask for the licence and verify it with Consumer Protection Ontario, which licenses every payday lender and each location, online lenders included; a licence is not an endorsement. The same office takes the complaint when a lender breaks the rules. The complaints policy lists what to gather first.

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How Loans London makes money: loanslondon.ca is a free loan connection service, not a lender. When you apply, we match your application with licensed Canadian lenders and earn a referral fee from the lender if your loan funds. This never changes your rate or costs you anything. We do not make credit decisions and never charge borrowers. The lender sets and discloses the cost before you sign; payday fees are capped by provincial law and installment loans run 18% to 35% APR. All lending is subject to lender approval and provincial rules.
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