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Bad Credit Loans in New Brunswick

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Nine lenders in the Smarter Loans network lend across New Brunswick below a 560 score, all online, and six pay out within 24 hours. One application reaches all nine. Every payday lender serving the province needs a licence from the Financial and Consumer Services Commission. In the first half of 2026, New Brunswick applicants under 560 on our platform asked for about $1,800 on average. Rates checked August 2026.

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★★★★★ 5.0 (2)
Amount
$30 - $250
Rate (APR)
0% APR
Terms
Revolving
Funding
2 days
Best for People who need a very small advance and want to avoid interest entirely · Line of credit
★★★★★ 4.5 (13)
Amount
$15 - $750
Rate (APR)
0% APR
Terms
0 - 3 months
Funding
1 hour
Best for People who need to bridge a small gap before payday without paying interest · Line of credit
★★★★★ 4.4 (14)
Amount
$500 - $35,000
Rate
From 9.99% APR
Terms
6 - 84 months
Funding
2 days
Best for Borrowers with fair or poor credit who want a long repayment runway and a path to better credit · Installment loan
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
Amount
$500 - $20,000
Rate (APR)
9.99 - 34.99% APR
Terms
9 - 84 months
Funding
2 days
Best for Borrowers who want branch support and the option to scale from a small unsecured loan to a large secured one · Installment loan · Also offers: secured loan
★★★★★ 4.4 (11)
Amount
$3,200 - $20,000
Rate (APR)
19.8 - 34.99% APR
Terms
36 months
Funding
3 hours
Best for Borrowers with fair credit who want a fixed three-year payoff on a mid-size balance · Line of credit
★★★★★ 4.5 (13)
Amount
$1,000 - $5,000
Rate (APR)
19.9 - 34.5% APR
Terms
12 - 36 months
Funding
1 day
Best for Borrowers with poor credit and modest income who need $5,000 or less · Installment loan
★★★★★ 4.7 (12)
Amount
$500 - $750
Rate (APR)
23% APR
Terms
3 - 6 months
Funding
1 day
Best for Borrowers who need a few hundred dollars quickly and want a rate well under the cap · Installment loan
★★★★★ 4.6 (7)
Amount
$500 - $1,000
Rate (APR)
29.99 - 35% APR
Terms
3 - 4 months
Funding
1 day
Best for Small, short borrowing with the least paperwork: instant bank verification carries nearly every file · Installment loan
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
Amount
$500 - $10,000
Rate (APR)
34.99% APR
Terms
Revolving
Funding
1 hour
Best for Borrowers who want a payday advance and a longer-term line from the same provider · Line of credit

How common is bad credit in New Brunswick?

More than a quarter. Of 1,320 New Brunswick applications on our platform, more than a quarter came from people with a score under 560. More than a quarter had no score at all, and more than four in ten had a fair score.

Credit scoreShare of New Brunswick applications
Under 56027.3%
560 to 65941.7%
No score on file28.3%

Smarter Loans platform, 1,320 personal loan applications from New Brunswick, 1 January to 30 June 2026. The 660 and up group is too small to report.

What do New Brunswickers with bad credit borrow?

About $1,800 on average, for applicants under 560. Across all applicants, one in six is paying a medical cost, averaging about $1,000. More than one in five lives on benefits.

Which nine lenders lend below 560?

Nine of the thirteen on the personal loans in New Brunswick page, all online. Six pay out within 24 hours, two within the hour, and all nine within two days. Income minimums run from $1,000 to $2,000 a month. Our application reaches all nine at once.

What limits the cost in New Brunswick?

The federal cap, and licensing for payday lenders. No consumer loan can charge more than 35% APR, and no lender listed goes above it. A payday loan costs at most $14 per $100, from a lender licensed by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission.

The payday loans in New Brunswick page sets out those rules. Every lender we work with that lends below 560 is on the bad credit loans in Canada page.

Reviewed by Vlad Sherbatov, Co-Founder and President, Smarter Loans, 6 October 2026. Lender terms checked August 2026. Platform figures cover applications from 1 January to 30 June 2026.

Common questions

Can I get a loan in New Brunswick with a score under 560?

Yes. Nine lenders in our network lend below 560 in New Brunswick, and all nine lend online.

How much do New Brunswickers with bad credit borrow?

New Brunswick applicants under 560 ask for about $1,800 on average. Figures are from Smarter Loans applications, January to June 2026.

How common is bad credit in New Brunswick?

More than a quarter of New Brunswick applicants have a score under 560, and more than a quarter have none. Figures are from Smarter Loans applications, January to June 2026.

Who licenses payday lenders in New Brunswick?

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission does, including lenders that only operate online.

How fast is the money in New Brunswick?

Six of the nine lenders pay out within 24 hours, two within the hour, and all nine within two days.

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