Wyoming Payday Loan Law and Legislation

Wyoming has had pretty much the same payday loan regulations for years. They were adopted as the part of Wyoming Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) and revised in 2104. At the present moment, there are no law alternations to be expected.

Wyoming Payday Lending Statutes

Payday lending in Wyoming is regulated by Wy. Stat. 40-14-362 et seq. (Wyoming Uniform Consumer Credit Code). Actually, there aren’t any legal restrictions on the cash amount that can be borrowed; however, the law puts certain restrictions on the time the loan should be paid back.

A payday loan practice in Wyoming is officially called “post-dated check or similar agreement“.

All lenders willing to operate in the state must have a post-dated check casher license obtained from the Department of Audit, Division of Banking according to the Wy. Stat. 40-14-362 et seq.

Here is the list of all post-dated check casher licensed lenders in Wyoming.

Loan Amount in Wyoming

• Wyoming has no set limit to a maximum loan amount.
• There is no limitation to a number of loans that a person can apply for.

Rates, Fees and Other Charges in Wyoming

• There aren’t any restrictions with regard to interest rates.
• The maximum charges for payday loans in Wyoming should not exceed $30 or 20% per month.

Real APR for payday loans in Wyoming can reach 261%.

Maximum Term for a Payday Loan in Wyoming

• The maximum time period a payday cash advance may be taken is 10 weeks.
• It is allowed to roll-over loans, provided that the loan term is no longer than 10 weeks.

Consumer Information

Attention
From July 2020, lenders are not required to check a borrower’s ability to repay a loan.
Be careful, evaluate your financial situation, don’t get into a debt trap.
The rule was changed by the CFPB.

• Lenders are forbidden to take any criminal actions against borrowers.
• Payday loans are not to be refinanced into another payday loan.
• The state prohibits borrowers to secure a payday cash advance at one lending company to pay the loan to the previous lender.
• A borrower has a right to receive a repayment plan every 12 months that will allow the loan to be repaid in 4 equal installments over 60 days.

To find the information about payday lenders of the state you may visit the Wyoming Division of Banking.

You can also file your complaints online on the page of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit.

Regulator: Complaints & Information

Wyoming Division of Banking

Address: Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor, 2300 Capitol Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-777-7797
Fax: 307-777-3555
Url: http://wyomingbankingdivision.wyo.gov/
File a Complaint: http://wyomingbankingdivision.wyo.gov/how-to-file-a-complaint

Submit a Complaint to the CFPB

Number of Wyoming Consumers Complaints by Topics

According to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

• Fraud and threat ( 10 )
• Charges from account ( 8 )
• Not requested loan ( 3 )
• Not exiting debt ( 2 )
• Loan to return ( 1 )
• Loan not received ( 1 )

The Quantity of Top Wyoming Stores by Cities

The History of Payday Loans in Wyoming

• 2005 – HB 303 would have established an allowance for licensed check cashers to charge customers for any collection fee, attorneys’ fees, or costs awarded by the court on top of the usual finance charges. HB 303 died in Committee.
• 2006 – The Military Lending Act effectively capped payday loans offered to the military at 36% APR. This federal law has no exceptions, thus, no lender in Wyoming is now allowed to offer loans to the military in excess of 36% APR.
• June 2014 – Wyoming Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) (adopted by Wyoming among other 9 states in the 1960-70s) was revised. Current regulations have been in place since then.
• June 2, 2016 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a Payday Loan Rule that hasn’t yet fully come into effect (expected in November 2020).

[Updated As of February 2020]