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Since 1 April 2026, a loan of ₱10,000 or less repaid within four months cannot cost more than 12% effective interest a month. Where your amount and term fall under it, each quick loan is checked against it.
A small monthly payment stretched over more months can cost far more in total. Always read the total to repay next to it.
Banks quote a monthly add-on rate. It is charged on the full amount you borrowed for the whole term, even as you pay it down, which is why the effective rate on your Disclosure Statement is roughly double the add-on rate.
Banks charge a processing fee of ₱1,500 to ₱2,000, and documentary stamp tax on loans above ₱250,000. Apps may charge a fixed issuance fee. Late charges and early-payoff charges apply at most lenders.
Any fixed fee a lender publishes is already in the figures above. Anything they do not publish is not.
Match the company name and Certificate of Authority number in the app listing against the SEC register, not the app's own marketing. The SEC has warned about apps trading on Tala's name, including Tala-Cash Loan Philippines, Tala AISI-loan app quickly and Tala Shuk Lending Inc.
Walk away from any app asking for your contacts, photos or call logs. The National Privacy Commission bans that.
No. Each lender decides on its own. This page tells you who is licensed, what they publish, and what that would cost at your amount and term.
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