Short term loans generally have much higher interest rates than bigger loans like mortgages because they will be repayed over a much shorter period, and usually in a single lump sum. For payday loans, the length of time is usually one month, where a mortgage might be paid off over 20 years, so a high interest rate won’t cost you as much. However, before taking out a payday loan or any kind of finance, it’s worth knowing a little about the interest rates that apply.
At Payday Bank we set out our rates simply, so you know exactly what you’ll owe at the end of the month without having to get out a pencil and a calculator. However, you might want to compare rates between companies, and not everyone is that helpful (if a loan looks deliberately complicated, stay away from it, because not all payday loan companies are ethical), so let’s look at our interest rates.
Interest is usually calculated yearly, which means it can be difficult to figure out on a one month payday loan. Let’s take the simple example of borrowing £100 from Payday Bank and paying it back a month later. The interest you would pay is £25, so the total that you’ll owe at the end of the month is £125.
The yearly interest rate that figure corresponds to is 1355.19%. That may seem like a lot, but remember that interest won’t be compounded over a year, because this is a short term payday loan. You can use that figure to compare our rates with other payday loan providers, though.

