Fourteen answers for borrowers in Saint John and the communities around it, grouped by cost, applying, credit and repaying, each one pointing at the page that goes deeper. A payday loan of $100 to $1500 costs at most $14 per $100 and comes out in one payment on your next pay date; an installment loan of $500 to $10000 runs 18% to 35% APR over 3 to 60 months.
Cost and New Brunswick rules
What does a payday loan cost in Saint John?
$14 per $100 is the legal ceiling everywhere in New Brunswick. A $300 loan costs $42, so $342 comes out on your next pay date, and $500 costs $70. The payday loans Saint John page prices every amount up to $1500.
Why was my offer smaller than I asked for?
New Brunswick caps a payday loan at 30% of the net pay you will receive during the term, one of the tightest ceilings in Canada. A $1500 biweekly take home allows at most $450, which is why most first loans land between $100 and $500. The how it works page shows where that check happens.
How long do I have to cancel a payday loan?
48 hours after receiving the money, Sundays and other holidays not counted, free and without giving a reason, under the Payday Lending Regulation and the Act behind it. Written notice plus returning the advance is all it takes, on the cancellation form the lender must hand you at signing. If the lender never told you about the right, or was not licensed, you can cancel at any time.
Can I roll a payday loan into a new one?
No. New Brunswick bans rollovers and allows one payday loan at a time with the same lender, so a loan cannot be extended for a fee or replaced by a new one to pay out the old. A lender that offers a rollover anyway belongs on the complaints page.
What does an installment loan cost?
18% to 35% APR depending on your file, never above the federal 35% ceiling. At 30% APR, $5000 over 36 months runs about $212 a month and roughly $2650 in interest. The personal loans Saint John page carries payment tables at each term.

Applying and funding
How do I apply from Saint John?
Online, in about five minutes: a short form, a read only bank connection that shows the lender your pay deposits, then an e-signed agreement stating the cost in dollars. You need to be 19, New Brunswick's age of majority, with employment income landing in a Canadian chequing account. The how it works page lists what to have ready.
Can I finish the application on the bus?
Yes. A main line ride between McAllister Place and the west side through King's Square North is longer than the form, and the route 52 Comex from Hampton is longer still. Keep your online banking login handy for the verification step; the e-transfer loans Saint John page covers what happens after you press send.
Will money arrive on an evening or a weekend?
Often. Lenders send Interac e-transfers by system rather than by office hours, so a weekday evening approval usually funds the same night, while a Saturday night application often waits until Monday morning. The e-transfer loans Saint John page maps the cutoffs.
I live in Hampton, St. Martins or on the Kingston Peninsula. Do the terms change?
No. One FCNB licence regime covers every address in New Brunswick, so the end of Route 111 borrows on the same $14 per $100 and the same 48 hour cancellation right as uptown. The areas we serve hub has a page for each community.

Bad credit and approval
Can I get a loan in Saint John with bad credit?
Often, because payday lenders read the employment deposits in your account before any score, and installment lenders price a rough file rather than refuse it outright, usually near the 35% end. No approval is ever certain. The bad credit loans Saint John page sets out honest odds.
My hours follow the cruise season. How does a lender read my pay?
It sizes the offer to your regular base deposits and treats the spring to early November peak as the exception, so the ceiling follows the ordinary cheque. The quiet stretch after the last ship shows up the same way, as a dip against a steady pattern. The bad credit loans Saint John page covers uneven histories.
I work refinery turnarounds. Payday or installment?
A payday loan only fits a gap one paycheque will close, so the two or three thin weeks between a turnaround ending and the next contract usually point at the installment side, sized to the deposits from the months around it. The installment loans Saint John page works the costs over 3 to 60 months.
Repaying and problems
What happens if I cannot repay on my pay date?
Call the lender before the debit bounces, because the bank's returned payment fee often costs more than anything else in the episode. New Brunswick writes no extended payment plan into its law and caps default charges at 2.5% a month, not compounded, plus at most $20 per dishonoured payment, so the earlier the call, the more room there is to arrange something. The payday loans Saint John page lists the options in order.
How do I confirm a lender is licensed, and where do I complain?
Every payday lender serving New Brunswick, online lenders included, must hold a licence from FCNB, and an online lender's licence must name its website; a licence is not an endorsement. The same regulator takes the complaint when a rule is broken. The complaints page says what to gather first.
Loan options in Saint John
One page per product: who qualifies, how fast it funds and what to check before you sign.






