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Lille pawnshop sees more loans of less than €100
The Crédit municipal de Lille is seeing more loans below €100 as people struggle with the cost of living.
The institution lends money against items such as jewellery, dishes, cameras and watches.
Customers bring in an item, which staff assess before offering a loan they can repay.
The loan is paid immediately and currently carries an annual interest rate of close to 4%.
If a borrower does not repay, the pledged item can be sold at auction to recover the money lent.
The account of one customer describes using her wedding jewellery to help manage daily expenses on her husband's small pension.
The growing demand reflects pressure on household budgets, though the information provided does not say what will happen next.
The Crédit municipal de Lille is seeing more pawn loans of less than €100.
Its pawn-loan service remains busy as purchasing power declines.
Customers bring items including jewellery, dishes, cameras and watches as collateral.
The loan is paid immediately if an agreement is reached, and is repayable at an annual rate close to 4%.
If a borrower does not repay, the pledged items may be sold at auction.
- Who
- Customers seeking pawn loans at the Crédit municipal de Lille.
- What
- The institution is seeing more loans of less than €100.
- When
- The article was published on 9 November 2026; the reported visit took place on a Tuesday, 20 October.
- Where
- The Crédit municipal de Lille, France.
- Why
- The service remains in demand amid declining purchasing power.
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- Institution
- Crédit municipal de Lille
- Loan trend
- More loans of less than €100
- Interest rate
- Close to 4% annually
- Collateral
- Jewellery, dishes, cameras and watches
What people are saying
It’s not the first time I’ve come. I hope it will be the last. I’m ashamed, all the same.
Especially now, at the supermarket, even a small shopping trolley costs 100 euros.
It’s not easy.