Financing

What is Affirm?

  • Quick loan decisioning
    • Checking eligibility will not impact credit. If you decide to pay with installments through Affirm, your payment plan and repayment activity may be reported to credit bureaus. You can find more information on Affirm’s Help Center.
    • Decision for loan approval in real-time.
    • Customer chooses a payment plan that’s best for them.
  • Transparent
    • Affirm communicates loan terms.
    • Customers know how much they owe, when to pay, & when they’re done paying.
  • Fair
    • No late fees, service fees, prepayment fees, hidden fees, or surprises ever!
  • Affirm customers must
    • Be a resident of the U.S. (including U.S. territories)
    • Be at least 18 years old (19 if you’re a ward of the state in Nebraska)
    • Have a Social Security number
    • Own a phone number that receives SMS and is registered to the United States or U.S. territories
  • https://www.affirm.com/how-it-works

 

How does it work?

1. Customer initiates checkout

 

A. Select Affirm at checkout on our site.

B. You will be redirected to an Affirm modal or pop-up.

C. Enter phone # to receive a text with a pin to create or sign into your account.

Customer initiates checkout process graphic. Picture is 3 sections: 1. Select Affirm at checkout on our site.<br />
2. You will be redirected to an Affirm modal or pop-up.<br />
3. Enter phone # to receive a text with a pin to create or sign into your account.

Checkout initiation

2. Account creation & Affirm application

 

A. Enter the following personally identifiable information to create your account:

  • First & last name
  • Phone number
  • Email address

B. Enter the following to check for eligibility for an Affirm loan:

  • Last 4 digits of SSN
  • Date of birth

C. You will receive a confirmation screen.

Phone graphic, displaying the application process in step 2<br />

Account creation and eligibility

3. Customer receives their loan terms

 

A. If approved, you will receive your loan terms & pick a payment plan.

B. Confirm payment plan.

C. Complete purchase.

Phone graphic with 3 images:  A. If approved, you will receive your loan terms & pick a payment plan.<br />
B. Confirm payment plan.<br />
C. Complete purchase.
Loan terms and approval

4. Affirm & order confirmation

 

A. You will receive a confirmation of your Affirm purchase.

B. You will also receive an order confirmation screen for your order.

Phone graphic with 2 images: 1. You will receive a confirmation of your Affirm purchase.<br />
2. You will also receive an order confirmation screen for your order.

Affirm payment and order confirmed

 

Affirm checkout overview:

The steps in the Affirm checkout flow.

Affirm’s basic checkout flow begins when the customer selects Affirm at checkout.

Graphic of the financial approval process.
This graphic highlights the key points of the Affirm checkout flow.