LOAN TERM
A PawnSh8p Loan Term is 5 months, renewable.
The first month of a loan begins the day after the loan is received and ends on the anniversary date of following month.
Each following month begins the day after the anniversary date and ends on the anniversary date the next month.
This process repeats up to 5 months.
Example: If you receive a loan on June 15th, the first month will end on the July 15th. A new period begins the following day, on the July 16th and extends to August 15th. This continues until a payment is made, or 5 months has passed.
END OF MONTH LOANS
Loans that begin after the 28th of any given month are considered ‘end of month’ loans. This is important to note because any time a loan is issued on the 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, any following month that has fewer days, will have the anniversary date moved backwards to the last day of the month.
That means interest charges may apply sooner than expected, and the end of your loan term may also arrive sooner than expected.
Example 1: If you receive a loan on Jan 29, 30, or 31 and you want to repay in the first month, you need to visit and pay your loan by Feb 28th (29th on Leap Years).
Example 2: If you receive a loan on Jan 31, the end of the loan term falls on the 30th of June (5-month term). June does not have 31 days.
RENEWABLE
Borrowers are not required to repay their debt within a 5-month loan term as long as the interest is paid at least once during the loan term. Each time a payment is made, the old loan is “completed” and a new loan is issued, it is ‘renewed’.
The loan term can be renewed by:
- Making a payment, within the loan term, that covers only the interest charges.
- Making a payment, within the loan term, that covers the interest charges and some of the loan amount.
Remember, at least one (1) payment MUST be made during the loan term, to avoid defaulting on your loan.
Payments to lower the original loan amount can be made any time at any amount.
HOW IT WORKS
When a payment, which does not repay the entire debt, is made within a loan term, any remaining debt is your new loan amount, and you get a new 5-month loan term starting on the date of your payment.
If you plan to make multiple payments before the loan is repaid in full, you will receive multiple new loans. You will start and finish a loan more than once.
EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT
Payments made within the first 15 days of any monthly period grants a 50% discount on that month’s interest charges. This detail is available in our calculator.
Only applies to a single month, the month of the payment.