Advance Financial

Founded in 1996, Advance Financial is a fintech company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Advance Financial provides lending decisions on cash loans and other financial services. 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.

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

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%.