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PRESS ROOM: Advance Financial Continues West TN Expansion

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Leading fintech company Advance Financial continued its expansion across Tennessee with the opening of a new store in Millington, the company’s 103rd location.

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7 years ago

April 25, 2019

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By The Tennessee Tribune

MILLINGTON, TN — Leading fintech company Advance Financial continued its expansion across Tennessee with the opening of a new store in Millington, the company’s 103rd location.

“We look forward to serving and being part of the Millington community,” said Jessica Jackson, Advance Financial Regional Director. “West Tennessee is an area Advance Financial is working hard to have a bigger presence to make it easier and more convenient for our customers to access our products and services.”

Advance Financial celebrates every new store opening with a community event that’s open to all. Festivities in Millington will include giving away 100 lunches provided by a local caterer, live radio remotes by popular local stations and everyone’s favorite activity — a Money Machine booth where customers get a chance to grab cash that is blown around inside a booth for up to 60 seconds. The grand opening on Friday, April 12 runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is open to the public.

Advance Financial’s new location, at 8322 N. Highway 51, is now open for business 24 hours, 7 days a week. Advance Financial is one of only a handful of companies in its industry that serves customers around the clock.

“Having a store in Millington provides a central location close to Memphis where our customers can go anytime to cash a check, send a money order or withdraw money from their loan,” says Tina Hodges, the company’s chief executive and chief experience officer. “Of course, we’re also available online and by phone 24/7/365 to provide our customers the choice of how they prefer to access their money.”

Advance Financial offers a broad range of financial solutions. The company’s flagship product is the FLEX Loan, a flexible line of credit that gives customers the freedom of withdrawing cash at any time (up to their credit limit), then paying it back at their own pace with conveniently scheduled payments. Other products and services include 24/7 check cashing, Western Union electronic wire transfers, NetSpend Prepaid Cards, free bill-pay, unlimited free money orders and ATM services.

Founded in 1996, Advance Financial is a leading multi-state fintech company based in Nashville, Tennessee. With more than 100 stores in Tennessee and more than 1,100 employees, the family-owned and operated company is aggressively investing in the expansion of its market presence in Tennessee, as well as online in other states. In keeping with its vision of a world-class customer experience, Advance Financial is delivering instant lending decisions and brick-and-mortar money services 24/7/365. In 2018, the company was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country for the seventh year in a row and it is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. The Nashville Business Journal also named Advance Financial as 2018’s fourth fastest growing company in the Nashville market. Forbes included the company on its 2018 list of Best Employers for New Graduates. And most recently, Indeed named Advance Financial a Top-Ranked workplace for Compensation/Benefits.

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This article originally appeared in The Tennessee Tribune.

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