Affirm: Buy now, pay over time 4+

Affirm 2 thumbs up!

Affirm has been so convenient to use with affordable monthly payments! Just download the app and apply for credit right from your device! No phone calls, no sales person to talk to. I needed a loan for a vacation I wasn’t prepared to pay for in full, well I was on my Orbitz app, shopping for a hotel/package deal I’d never heard of Affirm before they offered me a low monthly installment payment drafting from my personal checking account so I was able to pay for my hotel stay and round trip flight from New Orleans to Chicago for 2! Yes that’s right and was on my way within minutes! It’s so easy!
I also needed an expensive gift for my son that I had promised him for Christmas and yes again I was buying new tires and wheels for his truck that day with preapproved credit card access. That’s right, Affirm actually provides you with a picture of a credit card within seconds and i just started shopping. Again, no call sales, no forms to sign and listen to this; no leaving the house to go pick up a loan check, take it to the bank and deposit it. I’ve had 3 successful loans and plan on many more. I’ve told so many of my friends and family about this app and it’s conveniences I feel like a walking billboard for them! Good luck and happy shopping!

Kelly
Biloxi, Mississippi

So Thankful For This App!

Being a single mother on a limited budget, having an app like this is a godsend! Last October of 2021, my water heater in my house burst! After a good friend tried welding back together the corrosive broken water pipe on the tank, praying on a miracle since I didn’t have an extra 1k to spare at the time, I was stuck in bad place. As you might have guessed, there is no fixing a broken water pipe. Having no hot water for a week, I priced every water tank from multiple companies and tried moving money around to afford a new one. I found a pretty affordable one online and seen it was giving me the option to pay through affirm. So I downloaded the app and filled out the info to see if I qualified. Shockingly, they approved me for the $650 water tank and I only had to put $100 down! I think I had exactly $115 in my bank account at the time. What a miracle! 🙏🏼 With $50 a month payments, I was able to pay it off early too. I just used it for a 2nd time and finished paying off another expensive item. Thanks affirm for helping out us poor people afford things that we really need!

Pretty good…… sometimes

Affirm is good for large purchases if you’re able to get approved. I had issues getting approved at first and my credit was good. Affirm doesn’t list a minimum credit score to qualify for a loan, but some websites state if you have a 640 or above, you’re more LIKELY to get approved. I don’t think that’s truly the case because I had a credit score well over 640 & I was still denied at first for small purchases less than $400. Then I was approved for a purchase of $2000. It doesn’t make sense at all. Every time I login in, it tells me I need to get pre approved again! My pre-approved amount always changes. I was pre-approved for one amount and when I logged back in, the amount was significantly lower. More than likely I will not use affirm again. I’ve paid off loans with them & even paid off some loans early & I was still unable to get another one. Another issue is, I doubled up on payments for one month, I thought it was go towards the balance for the next month & it did not. I still had to pay for the next month. If I would’ve known that at first, I would’ve never doubled my payment. Instead I would just continued to pay month to month.

I’m not really sure how Affirm works but it’s a major headache. I will stick with other companies. The upside is, the interest rate isn’t that bad. Far less than other companies.

Developer Response ,

Each loan is uniquely underwritten and results may vary after applying across our partner stores. When you apply for a loan with Affirm, a number of factors are taken into consideration including eligibility requirements, your individual history, and individual store policies. If we're unable to approve your loan, you'll receive an email with details of that decision. -TL, Customer Care