Founded in 1996, Advance Financial is a fintech company based in Nashville, Tennessee.

It employs over 1100 employees and in 2019 was named to the Inc.com 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country for the eighth year in a row.

[1] Advance Financial is a member of several trade organizations including Community Financial Services Association of America,[2] Financial Service Centers of America[3] where the founders, Mike & Tina Hodges[4] serve on the board of directors[5] and Online Lenders Alliance.

[6] Some of Advance Financial's offerings, including payday loans, have been described as "exploitative financial products to the working poor," since the short-term loans carry annual interest of up to 450%.

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