Who_we_are · Est. 2013

Precision
at scale.

Advance America was founded by a team of former quantitative underwriters from Goldman, Two Sigma, and Discover — engineers who believed personal lending deserved the same rigor as institutional capital markets, at a fraction of the friction.

Mission

To compress the distance between an individual's ambition and the capital required to execute it — priced fairly, disclosed completely, funded in hours.

$4.2B+
Funded
850K+
Members
12 YRS
Operating
50 ST
Coverage
Aerial view of the Advance America underwriting team at work
The_Desk · New York + Austin

Forty-two engineers, twelve underwriters, and a compliance team that reads every disclosure line before it ships.

01

Underwriting Engine

Two thousand-plus signals scored against real-time bureau data. Every model is stress-tested weekly against the previous decade of default cycles.

02

Liquidity Network

Committed capital from pension funds, insurance balance sheets, and family offices. Rates stay stable through cycles because our funding does.

03

Compliance Rail

SEC- and CFPB-aligned policy discipline embedded into every product. Every disclosure passes a three-desk review before issuance.

Underwriter's desk with charts and a leather portfolio
Operating_principles

What we
refuse to do.

  • No origination fees

    The rate you're quoted is the rate you pay. No 4% deducted before funding.

  • No prepayment penalties

    Pay early, pay any amount, pay off in full — never a cent of penalty.

  • No teaser rates

    Every APR is fixed at issuance and printed on page one of the disclosure.

  • No data resale

    Your application data is never sold, brokered, or shared with third-party marketers.

Financial district skyline at dusk
Timeline

A decade of fixed pricing.

2013

Founded in Brooklyn. First personal loan funded.

2017

$1B milestone. Series C led by Coatue.

2021

Launch of the Business Liquidity rail.

2026

850K members. 50-state coverage.

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