Payday loan companies may be able to help you if you have a requirement for an emergency injection of cash.
How?
By making available what’s called a payday loan (also known as a payday cash advance).
This is a newer product to the lending marketplace and is aimed at people who do not wish the long-term commitment or formality (plus delays) that may arise when applying for conventional larger loans.
They are typically available for smaller sums (say perhaps around £100-£250 as an average though perhaps up to as much as £1000) than conventional borrowing and that may mean that the lenders may be able to move faster in terms of processing your application and getting you the money.
Applications may typically be online and subject to very fast decisions – in fact, as the sums being borrowed are smaller, some payday loan companies may not even bother with a full credit history check which is good news if you have some blemishes on your credit history files.
These cash advances are typically repaid on your next payday in one go, so you avoid the long-term repayment commitments that may come with conventional borrowing.
There are numbers of providers of such loans, so how does one select between them?
There is, of course, no certain single answer and each individual borrower will need to make their own assessment.
Having said that, you may wish to consider for each company:
- their tariff of charges (note whether or not they charge an administration fee in addition to the interest charge etc);
- how quickly they may be able to give you a decision on your application and then if approved, how quickly they may be able to get the money into your bank account;
- how flexible they may be able to be on repayment dates (though remember that this form of borrowing may not be suitable for longer-term borrowing needs);
- how much they may be willing to lend you (though this may also be significantly affected by your earnings status etc).
Given that the market is competitive, it may make sense to shop around before choosing from a list of payday loan companies.



