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Payday & Installment Loans in Gainesville, FL

11 lenders in Gainesville, FL · 2 list hours · 11 verified in the last 30 days · + 2 reported, not yet verified

Looking for a payday or installment loan near you in Gainesville, Florida? We list 11 lender locations in Gainesville with addresses, phone numbers, opening hours and, where Florida publishes it, license status. Last checked October 8, 2026.

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Other licensed lenders in Gainesville

9 without listed hours yet

Other lenders reported in Gainesville

These stores appear in public data but are not yet verified, so they have no page here. Call ahead before you go.

Found in OpenStreetMap (seen Oct 15, 2026). Not yet matched to a state license or the brand's own store list.

Gainesville lenders at a glance

Gainesville, in Alachua County (population 148,720), has 11 lender locations in our directory: 6 payday loan stores and 5 installment lenders, across 5 ZIP codes. The chains with the most stores here are ACE Cash Express (2), Advance America (2) and OneMain Financial (2). Of the 2 stores that publish hours, 0 open on Saturday and 0 on Sunday. The nearest other city with lenders is Alachua, about 10 miles away, with 2 locations.

Stores by loan type
Payday loans 6
Installment loans 5
County
Alachua County
ZIP codes with stores
32601, 32606, 32608, 32609, 32641
Hours (2 stores list them)
Closed on weekends

Typical cost in Florida

Rules for lenders in Gainesville

Gainesville has no local payday or title loan ordinance in our records, so Florida state law applies.

  • A single-payment payday loan can have a check face amount of at most $500, not counting fees. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(5) · verified Oct 8, 2026
  • A payday installment loan can have a check face amount and an outstanding balance of at most $1,000, not counting fees. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(5) · verified Oct 8, 2026
  • Fees on a single-payment payday loan cannot exceed 10 percent of the cash or payment instrument the borrower receives. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(6)(a) · verified Oct 8, 2026
  • Fees on a payday installment loan cannot exceed 8 percent of the outstanding balance on a biweekly basis. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(6)(a) · verified Oct 8, 2026

All rules: Florida lending rules.

Questions people ask

How many payday loan stores are in Gainesville, FL?

We list 6 payday loan stores and 5 installment lenders in Gainesville, checked against their sources as of October 8, 2026.

Are payday loans legal in Florida?

Yes. Payday lenders operate in Florida under state rules. For example: A single-payment payday loan can have a check face amount of at most $500, not counting fees (Fla. Stat. § 560.404(5)).

Which lenders have the most stores in Gainesville?

ACE Cash Express (2 stores), Advance America (2 stores) and OneMain Financial (2 stores).

Are any lenders in Gainesville open on weekends?

Of the 2 stores that publish hours, 0 open on Saturday and 0 on Sunday. Holiday hours can differ, so call ahead.

Answers are generated from the listings and verified rules on this page; see Sources below.

Sources

The listings and rules on this page come from these sources. Each listing also links to its own record.

  1. Florida OFR licensee files (registration data download) · 11 locations Last verified Oct 15, 2026
  2. OneMain Financial branches (Florida) · 2 locations Last verified Oct 15, 2026
  3. Fla. Stat. § 516.02(2)(a), Fla. Stat. § 516.02(1) · General rules, Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  4. Fla. Stat. § 560.403; OFR consumer page (payday lenders) · General rules Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  5. Fla. Stat. § 560.404(5), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(6)(a), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(8), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(19), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(22), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(22)(a), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(18), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(26), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(24)(a), Fla. Stat. § 560.404(24)(b) · Payday loans (deferred presentment), Statewide loan database Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  6. Fla. Stat. §§ 560.309(8), 560.404(6)(b) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  7. Fla. Stat. § 560.406(1) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  8. Fla. Stat. § 560.403 · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  9. Fla. Stat. § 537.011(1), Fla. Stat. § 537.011(3) · Title loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  10. Fla. Stat. § 537.004(1) · Title loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  11. Fla. Stat. § 516.031(1) · Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
  12. Fla. Stat. § 539.001(11)(a), Fla. Stat. § 539.001(10), Fla. Stat. § 539.001(2)(a), (3)(a), Fla. Stat. § 539.001(20) · Pawn loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence

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