Florida (FL) lender directory
Payday Loans in Florida
Looking for a payday loan near you in Florida? Pick your city below. We list 599 stores in 160 Florida cities, built from state license records and lenders' own store pages. Data last checked October 8, 2026.
Read our guide: Installment Loans vs. Payday Loans: Costs, Terms and Which Is Safer
Payday loans by city
Top cities
- Payday loans in Miami 66
- Payday loans in Orlando 41
- Payday loans in Tampa 33
- Payday loans in Jacksonville 30
- Payday loans in Hialeah 17
- Payday loans in Kissimmee 13
- Payday loans in St. Petersburg 13
- Payday loans in Fort Myers 11
- Payday loans in West Palm Beach 10
- Payday loans in Lakeland 9
- Payday loans in Ocala 9
- Payday loans in Bradenton 8
All 160 cities A–Z
A
- Alachua 2
- Altamonte Springs 2
- Apopka 5
- Arcadia 1
- Auburndale 1
- Avon Park 1
B
- Bartow 1
- Belle Glade 1
- Belleview 1
- Boca Raton 1
- Bonita Springs 1
- Boynton Beach 3
- Bradenton 8
- Brandon 5
- Brooksville 3
C
- Cape Coral 5
- Casselberry 2
- Chiefland 1
- Clearwater 6
- Clermont 3
- Clewiston 1
- Cocoa 1
- Coral Gables 3
- Coral Springs 2
- Crestview 2
- Crystal River 1
- Cutler Bay 3
D
- Dade City 1
- Dania Beach 1
- Davie 4
- Daytona Beach 5
- DeLand 2
- Deerfield Beach 2
- Delray Beach 1
- Deltona 2
- Dunedin 1
E
- Eustis 2
F
G
H
- Haines City 2
- Hallandale Beach 1
- Hialeah 17
- Hialeah Gardens 2
- Holiday 2
- Holly Hill 1
- Hollywood 6
- Homestead 6
I
J
- Jacksonville 30
- Jupiter 1
K
- Kissimmee 13
L
- LaBelle 1
- Lake City 2
- Lake Park 1
- Lake Wales 2
- Lakeland 9
- Land O' Lakes 1
- Lantana 2
- Largo 5
- Lauderdale Lakes 3
- Lauderhill 4
- Leesburg 4
- Lehigh Acres 5
- Live Oak 1
- Longwood 1
M
- Madison 1
- Margate 3
- Marianna 3
- Medley 1
- Melbourne 3
- Merritt Island 1
- Miami 66
- Miami Beach 3
- Miami Gardens 4
- Middleburg 1
- Milton 1
- Miramar 1
N
- Naples 6
- Naranja 2
- New Port Richey 4
- New Smyrna Beach 1
- North Fort Myers 2
- North Lauderdale 2
- North Miami 2
- North Miami Beach 5
O
- Oakland Park 2
- Ocala 9
- Ocoee 2
- Okeechobee 1
- Oldsmar 1
- Opa-locka 2
- Orange City 2
- Orange Park 3
- Orlando 41
- Ormond Beach 1
- Oviedo 1
P
- Palatka 3
- Palm Bay 3
- Palm Beach Gardens 1
- Palm Coast 3
- Palm Harbor 1
- Palm Springs 2
- Palmetto 1
- Palmetto Bay 1
- Panama City 1
- Pembroke Pines 5
- Pensacola 8
- Pinellas Park 4
- Plant City 1
- Pompano Beach 7
- Port Charlotte 3
- Port Orange 2
- Port Richey 2
- Port St. Lucie 3
Q
- Quincy 2
R
- Riverview 3
- Riviera Beach 1
- Rockledge 1
- Royal Palm Beach 1
- Ruskin 1
S
- Sanford 4
- Sarasota 7
- Sebring 2
- Seffner 2
- Seminole 1
- Seminole Manor 1
- Spring Hill 3
- St. Augustine 3
- St. Cloud 2
- St. Petersburg 13
- Starke 2
- Stuart 1
- Sunrise 1
T
- Tallahassee 8
- Tamarac 4
- Tampa 33
- Tarpon Springs 1
- Temple Terrace 1
- Titusville 1
V
- Valrico 2
- Venice 1
- Vero Beach 4
- Viera West 1
W
- Wauchula 1
- West Melbourne 1
- West Palm Beach 10
- West Park 2
- Wildwood 1
- Wimauma 1
- Winter Garden 1
- Winter Haven 3
- Winter Park 1
- Winter Springs 1
Y
- Yulee 1
Z
Payday loans in Florida: the rules
Payday loans (deferred presentment)
- 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
- A lender may add a verification fee of up to $5 on top of the percentage fee; the fee cap does not apply to it. Source: Fla. Stat. §§ 560.309(8), 560.404(6)(b) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A single-payment payday loan agreement cannot run for fewer than 7 days. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(8) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A single-payment payday loan agreement cannot run for longer than 31 days. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(8) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A payday installment loan must run for at least 60 days. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(8) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A payday installment loan can run for at most 90 days. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(8) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A borrower cannot have more than one payday loan open with any provider at a time. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(19) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- After one payday loan ends, the borrower must wait 24 hours before taking out another. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(19) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- On a single-payment loan, a borrower who cannot repay in full must be given a 60-day grace period at no extra charge, on condition of completing credit counseling. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(22) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- To get the grace period, the borrower must book a credit counseling appointment within 7 days after the loan term ends. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(22)(a) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- Rolling a payday loan over, or paying it off with the proceeds of another payday loan, is prohibited. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(18) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- Installment payments on a payday installment loan must be at least 13 days apart and at most 1 calendar month apart. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(26) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A borrower cannot be prosecuted in criminal court for a payday-loan check, but the lender can sue to collect, and may not collect treble damages. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.406(1) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- A payday lender must hold a money services business license from the Office of Financial Regulation and have a declaration of intent on file, renewed every 24 months. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.403 · verified Oct 8, 2026
Statewide loan database
- Every payday lender must check a common statewide database, run by the Office of Financial Regulation, before making each loan. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(24)(a) · verified Oct 8, 2026
- The state may charge lenders up to $1 per loan (or per 30-day period on an installment loan) to use the database. Source: Fla. Stat. § 560.404(24)(b) · verified Oct 8, 2026
Lenders in Florida are licensed by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR). You can look up any license in its license search. See also online lenders and apps in Florida.
Florida lending statistics
Official figures, grouped by the report they come from. Older reports are the latest published for that measure.
Florida House staff analysis CS/CS/HB 857 (2018), citing OFR deferred presentment data (2016-07/2017-06)
| Loan | Measure | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Average fee, as a share of the loan | 9.9% |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Average loan | $400.77 |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Average verification fee | $3.09 |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Borrowers with 10 or more loans a year | 37.6% |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Loans that used the grace period | 0.71% |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Loans not repaid (loss rate) | 1.8% |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Total fees paid | $306,000,000 |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Total amount lent | $3,090,000,000 |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Loans made | 7,700,000 |
Source: Florida House staff analysis CS/CS/HB 857 (2018), citing OFR deferred presentment data · verified Oct 8, 2026
Florida House staff analysis CS/CS/HB 857 (2018), citing OFR deferred presentment data (2017-06-30)
| Loan | Measure | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Licensed locations (June 30, 2017) | 923 |
Source: Florida House staff analysis CS/CS/HB 857 (2018), citing OFR deferred presentment data · verified Oct 8, 2026
OFR registration data download (monthly licensee files) (2026-10)
| Loan | Measure | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Active branch licenses at a Florida address | 600 |
| Payday (deferred presentment) | Active company licenses at a Florida address | 30 |
| Installment loan | Active branch licenses at a Florida address | 205 |
| Installment loan | Active company licenses at a Florida address | 109 |
| Auto title loan | Active office licenses at a Florida address | 2 |
Source: OFR registration data download (monthly licensee files) · verified Oct 8, 2026
Questions people ask
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)).
How many payday loan stores are in Florida?
We list 599 payday loan stores in Florida, in 160 cities.
Which Florida cities have the most payday loan stores?
Miami (66), Orlando (41), Tampa (33), Jacksonville (30) and Hialeah (17).
How much can lenders charge in Florida?
Fees on a single-payment payday loan cannot exceed 10 percent of the cash or payment instrument the borrower receives (Fla. Stat. § 560.404(6)(a)). More limits are listed under the state rules on this page.
How do I check a lender's license in Florida?
Lenders in Florida are licensed by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR). You can look up a license in its online license search, or use NMLS Consumer Access for lenders licensed through NMLS.
Answers are generated from the listings and verified rules on this page; see Sources below.
Sources
Listings, statistics and rules on this page come from these sources, with how many locations each one supplied.
- Florida OFR licensee files (registration data download) · 599 locations Last verified Oct 15, 2026
- OpenStreetMap (Overpass API), Florida · 63 locations Last verified Oct 15, 2026 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0
- 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
- Fla. Stat. § 560.403; OFR consumer page (payday lenders) · General rules Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- 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
- Fla. Stat. §§ 560.309(8), 560.404(6)(b) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- Fla. Stat. § 560.406(1) · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- Fla. Stat. § 560.403 · Payday loans (deferred presentment) Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- Fla. Stat. § 537.011(1), Fla. Stat. § 537.011(3) · Title loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- Fla. Stat. § 537.004(1) · Title loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- Fla. Stat. § 516.031(1) · Installment and consumer finance loans Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · high confidence
- 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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