Choose a Detroit counter and check the fee bands correctly

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Keep each Detroit address with its own telephone

The same operator at two addresses does not create two independent credit decisions. Ask which branch should handle the request and retain its reference. Do not send identity or banking documents to a second location simply because it appears in this comparison.

Calculate the service fee in bands, not one flat percentage

DIFS’s deferred-presentment explanation assigns 15% to the first $100, 14% to the second and 13% to the third, with lower later bands up to the transaction ceiling. [MI01]

These examples use the DIFS fee explanation and the permitted database fee, not a quote from either counter. They assume no late or returned-payment event and do not certify a contract. [MI02]

Check the database charge separately

DIFS permits the $2.40 verification fee from September 1, 2025 to be passed to the consumer. Its separate $1 DIFS transaction fee may not be passed on. [MI02]

Ask the creditor to identify each line instead of accepting a combined “state fee” without explanation. If the amount differs from the published rule, request the specific basis and a corrected disclosure where appropriate. This page does not make an official finding about any quoted agreement.

Fit the term to income and full repayment

DIFS gives a 7–31 day term range for a transaction under the deferred-presentment framework. [MI01] The actual due date must still come from your written agreement; the legal range does not mean you can choose any extension yourself.

Illustration: $1,000 income minus $560 of essentials, $120 of other payments and a $60 reserve leaves $260. The $287.90 repayment example exceeds that amount by $27.90. Borrowing less or arranging the original bill differently may be necessary; receiving funds quickly does not fix the gap.

Separate payout choice from an optional card

DIFS says proceeds must be paid by cash, check or money order as requested by the customer. A debit-card load may be a separate choice afterward, not a required substitute for those proceeds. [MI01]

Ask what form you need for the expense and whether any optional product adds its own fees. Do not take a prepaid-card advertisement to mean that loan approval, a bank-account requirement and card acceptance are the same decision. Confirm the provider’s current requirements before applying.

Use the creditor for the decision and for repayment changes

These contacts are places to request information and, through their own process, consideration. Bottom Dollar does not underwrite the loan or receive an application from a directory click. [MI20] [MI21]

If the total is not affordable, ask the bill issuer about an arrangement. The CFPB identifies negotiating with creditors as a possible alternative. [HM03] For an existing agreement, ask its creditor for a documented solution rather than treating the second Detroit contact as a recommendation to borrow again.

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