About Advance America
With more than 2,800 cash advance locations, Advance America Cash Advance is one of the nation's leading payday loan companies. The Company was founded in 1997 and has helped millions of hardworking Americans overcome financial challenges.
After 12 years of service to help everyday working Americans, Advance America has a lot of satisfied customers. Hear what some of them have to say.
Watch the VideoSince its founding, the Company has grown in size and scope, developing a strong national presence based on consumer demand, responsible management and a corporate culture that promotes accountable lending and courteous customer service. As guidance for daily business, all Advance America employees follow the Company Creed:
- Respect Your Customers: We treat our customers with dignity and courtesy at all times.
- Respect Your Associates: We treat our associates as we would like to be treated.
- Respect Yourself: We work hard and use good, ethical judgment in everything we do.
- Respect the Law: The Law is there to protect us and our customers.
Advance America is a publicly traded Company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: AEA) and is a founding member of the Community Financial Services Association (CFSA), an industry trade group dedicated to promoting responsible regulation of the cash advance industry and consumer protections. As a leader in the cash advance industry, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and serve as an example of the professional benchmark that financial services companies can achieve.
About our service
Advance America Cash Advance provides simple and reliable access to funds that help working people meet their financial obligations. Our customers choose a cash advance as a dignified, transparent and responsible option for managing short-term financial challenges, without asking family or friends for money or risking personal items as collateral. Approximately 92 percent of our customers say a cash advance is a useful service and 90 percent say they are very satisfied with their experience.
About our customers
The median household income of an Advance America customer is $40,984, and the average age of a cash advance customer is 39. About 90 percent of our customers have at least a high school diploma, and 54 percent have some college experience. Nearly half of our customers own their own homes; and 100 percent of them have a steady income and active checking account—both are requirements for a cash advance.
With more than 2,800 cash advance locations, Advance America Cash Advance is one of the nation's leading payday loan companies.
