Award-winning Small Loans
Low rate loans from
3.7 % APR
Representative on £5,000 to £7,499.99
Representative on £5,000 to £7,499.99
Make your budget go further with our small personal loans
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Our price promise
Remember, the rate you are offered may vary due to personal circumstances and loan amount, the majority of our customers receive the advertised rate. However, if you complete an application directly via the Hitachi Personal Finance website and are given a higher APR, we guarantee that you'll never pay more than £153.36 per month with our maximum 30.9% APR Representative when you borrow £5,000 over 5 years*.
The maximum APR you could be offered when you borrow other loan values is 35.9%*. All loans are subject to status.
*Only for applications carried out directly via the Hitachi Personal Finance website
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Why choose us for small personal loans?
Our small loans are big on value. You could save on average £330.48 a year on loans of £5,000 over 60 months. This is based on a comparison against the market average loan rate of 16.2% APR. To find out how much you could save, use our small loan calculator.


What is a small loan?
At Hitachi Personal Finance, we class a small loan as any amount from our minimum of £1,000 up to £7,499.99. If you need borrow an amount in that region and you’re looking for the cheapest loan rates, here’s how we compare to our competitors for a 60-month term loan.
Representative APRS for: * | £2,500 - £2,999 | £3,000 - £3,999 | £4,000 - £4,999 | £5,000 - £5,999 | £6,000 - £7,499 |
Hitachi Personal Finance | 13.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
M&S Bank | 21.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
Sainsbury's | 24.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
Tesco | n/a | 8.5% | 8.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
First Direct | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
*Based on borrowing over 5 years, competitor rates valid as of 12/02/2021 (Source: MoneyFacts)
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