Affirm Personal Loans

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About Affirm Personal Loans

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Affirm is a buy now, pay later (BNPL) app that can make purchases, from a new jacket to airline tickets, more affordable by breaking them into installment payments. Unlike traditional loans, in which you receive funds for a future expense, with BNPL, you receive the money at the time of purchase, similar to a credit card. With Affirm, you can finance your shopping both online and in person, plus manage all of it directly from the Affirm app.

Pros
  • Interest-free options
  • No hidden fees
  • Can use both online and in-store
Cons
  • Loans over $20,000 require a down payment
  • Easy to overuse

Our editor’s take

If you don’t have a credit card (or don’t want to pay the high interest rates that typically come with credit cards), BNPL apps can be a good funding option for short-term borrowing. With Affirm, you’ll pay no interest if you pay back the loan within four payments — but if you need longer than that, your interest rate will be anywhere from 15% to 36%, depending on your creditworthiness.

If you know you can pay Affirm back before interest kicks in, it’s worth using. However, for large purchases that require a longer repayment period, you’ll want to compare Affirm’s offered rate with your credit card or a personal loan from your bank or another lender.

Affirm personal loan products

With most personal loans, you apply for funding in advance of making a purchase. As a BNPL app, Affirm offers you the ability to borrow money right at checkout, similar to how you would shop with a credit card.

When you choose to make purchases with Affirm, you are taking out a closed-end installment loan, which is serviced by one of Affirm's lending partners. These loans have a set payment schedule and end date, which are detailed in your loan agreement.

Financing is available for up to $20,000, or up to $30,000 with a $10,000 down payment. The standard minimum loan amount is $50, although some vendors may choose to set a higher minimum.

Depending on your eligibility, you will be offered:

  • Interest-free payments: If you qualify, you’ll be offered a loan that can be paid back in four interest-free payments. With this, you’ll have a payment due every two weeks for eight weeks.
  • Monthly installments: Monthly installments are typically offered in three, six-month or 12-month terms, but these terms can vary.

These loans have a few usage restrictions, including:

  • Illegal purchases
  • Weapons
  • Narcotics and drug paraphernalia
  • Currency
  • Money transfer services, such as PayPal and Venmo
  • Loan and credit card payments

Affirm personal loan rates

Affirm has annual percentage rates (APRs) that range from 0% to 36%, as of publishing, which means that not everyone will be charged borrowing fees on their purchase. However, 0% rates are reserved for certain borrowers. Your rate will be determined by your creditworthiness.

Affirm fees

Affirm doesn’t charge any fees for using its loans, not even late fees.

How to apply for an Affirm loan

Before you apply to use Affirm, you should make sure that you meet its eligibility requirements. To be eligible, you must:

  • Be 18 (19 if you’re a ward of the state of Nebraska)
  • Be a resident of the United States or a U.S. territory
  • Have a Social Security number
  • Own a phone that can receive text messages and is registered within the U.S. or its territories

If you meet these eligibility requirements, you can download the Affirm app and create an account. Once you do, you are ready to use Affirm and can cover your next purchase by doing the following:

  1. Shop: Start by shopping at your retailer of choice, whether online or in person. When you’re done, proceed to checkout and select Affirm as your checkout method. If you don’t see Affirm, you can request a virtual card from its app on your phone.
  2. Select your terms: Affirm will provide you with multiple different loan options, depending on what you qualify for. With this, you’ll have the option to pay in four installments with no interest or extend the loan out up to 12 months with interest.
  3. Pay back your loan: You’ll need to pay your loan back based on the payment schedule outlined in the loan agreement provided by Affirm. To make this easier, Affirm recommends that you set up autopay.

How does Affirm compare?

Unlike traditional personal loan lenders, Affirm only offers loans at the time of sale. Due to this, it can be difficult to compare it to other lenders. That said, here is how it measures up to a more traditional lender, OneMain Financial.

Affirm personal loan FAQ

What is Affirm?

Affirm is a buy now, pay later service that offers closed-end installment loans. Through Affirm, you can finance purchases made at select retailers at rates as low as 0% APR. Affirm can be used for shopping both online and in person.

Can I use Affirm if I have bad credit?

Affirm doesn’t disclose a minimum credit score that eligible borrowers must meet. That said, it states that your application could be affected by your credit score, credit utilization and payment history with Affirm.

Will I be charged a late fee if I miss an Affirm payment?

No, Affirm doesn’t charge late fees if you miss a payment. However, not paying back your loan for more than 120 days will cause your account to be sent to collections.

Is Affirm legit?

Since being founded in 2012, Affirm says it has helped its customers afford over 17 million purchases. It partners with Cross River Bank, Celtic Bank and Lead Bank to service its loans to provide loans. It has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB); however, it has a 1.17-star rating average with the BBB at the time of publishing.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2025

    If I could leave a zero I would! I've been using Affirm for over 6 years and was my favorite way to pay for things. But today I try to log in and they've added more security. Well my social security apparently doesn't match. That's funny since to get credit they need my ss# I owe them payments and I'm locked out of my account! Called customer service 3 times. Of course they're in the Philippines! But first you have to yell at the AI robot! I will never use affirm again! They can't even figure out how to sign me back into my account. Such bullshit

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2025

    After 8 months with an account I can't use because they can't identify me after multiple times sending identification and giving the run around I pay every month early and they can't identify me after 8 months paying on my account. They can't verify my identity after dozens of calls to customer service same answer every time and still they can't verify my identity. It's a scam place. The worst customer service and nothing ever gets done.

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      Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaffBilling

      Reviewed Oct. 20, 2025

      They sent me this Affirm Card. I needed it tomorrow for a major car repair. Went to activate the card. I updated my phone a month ago. Gotta wait a week to use it. WTF. Don't Go with them. I don't use a Credit card unless I absolutely have to. What good is it if you can't use it? I guess I'll have to walk. I'm in poor health so if I need my care I'm screwed. I wouldn't recommend these people to my worst enemy. Definitely not Family.

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      Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingDelivery & ShippingLoan Process

      Reviewed Oct. 20, 2025

      I had a loan approved to purchase a refrigerator from AJ Madison. Refrigerator of this year. May 1 payment, received several emails regarding the status of the refrigerator delivery, waited, waited, waited, after four weeks I called AJ Madison, and canceled my order. I had only paid $123.80 In first payment. I told them I wanted a refund. They sent me an email stating that I did not owe anything and had a zero balance. Affirm is telling me that I owe AJ Madison $300 and I keep asking them for what? Do not use this company. They are very shady. I’m contacting my lawyer. I’ve been dealing with this bullshit for over three months now.

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      Customer ServiceStaff

      Reviewed Sept. 30, 2025

      My account has somehow been compromised because I keep being referred to as Jeffrey in the emails I receive regarding my account being frozen after trying to log in when that definitely is not even close to my name, and the account has been locked for going on a couple years now, with no help whatsoever from multiple phone calls at various intervals. They keep telling me they can’t verify my identity because the name doesn’t match (since I don’t know the last name of this “Jeffrey”) even though my phone number and email and date of birth are correct. I’ve even expressed my account security concerns, and they still won’t even let me just close the account either.

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      StaffRates

      Reviewed Sept. 15, 2025

      Customer service will make you cry and regret for doing business with this company and the rates are way too high! They are useless, ruthless! The rates are too high! So no, stay away from Affirm!

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      StaffLoan Process

      Reviewed Aug. 24, 2025

      My bills have always been paid on time (or quite often before they are due), but Affirm has had my payment "overdue" for weeks. No matter how many times I kept clicking to settle the entire payment, it still came out unpaid. Speaking to a representative was useless as well, so I ended up having to add a debit card to make full payment and avoid having my credit rating tainted by Affirm's INCOMPETENCE. One star would be too much to give for the shambolic experience, but it's required.

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      Customer ServiceOnline & App

      Reviewed Aug. 9, 2025

      I’ve called about my account 4 times with no help or results. I’ve tried to change my name and dispute an application rejection with no help at all. All of my information except my first name is correct and I have multiple IDs and documents to prove, which I sent in upon request to do so. I just needed a loan for $2000 for school and was told I could go through Affirm to do so. My request was rejected because they couldn’t confirm my identity so I called, said I would get an email and that it would have more information and ways I could resolve this. Did not get an email. Called back and said the same thing along with maybe the reason why my application was denied in the first place. Told me I had to verify my identity and change my name to my first name (not nickname which I used). So I did that and waited.

      Now it’s tell me my phone number can’t be verified although they literally use my phone number to verify me when I use the app. So I’m done. I would like to close my account and you will not be getting any business from me anymore. I will also be letting everyone I know who even thinks about using Affirm that this company is horrible and unprofessional.

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      Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaffLoan Process

      Reviewed Aug. 6, 2025

      I did not like Affirm. Me and my boyfriend has had a bad experience with affirm. They told us we had a certain amount of money to be able to use and make payments on, they changed the amount three times while in the store then popped up and said that they didn't give me or him the money and we couldn't use it. When we had called the person we had talked to that night was NOT helpful at all. They done the same thing with me as well. Said I had so much money I could use them. Tells me that I could not use any of it and goes back on what everything had said. We said we would not use or even tell our friends about affirm because of the experience we had with it and it was bull on everything they had said and the app had said. Got our hopes up on wanting to use something everyone has recommended about. Never again will try to use it and neither will my boyfriend.

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      Customer Service

      Reviewed July 25, 2025

      Don't do business with Affirm. Their "customer service department" is comparable to spaghetti and their payment methods are garbage. They tell you one thing so you purchase, then tell you something else when your payment won't go through. All I got was "call a relative borrow it from them". No missed payments, two accounts with them. I'm aborting the accounts and will deal with the consequences, I will not give them ANY more of my money. I don't recommend using these criminals and wish someone told me to stay away too!

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      Affirm Personal Loans Company Information

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      Affirm
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      www.affirm.com