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Affirm: A Solid Footing or More Volatility Ahead?

Affirm stock is gaining attention as the buy-now-pay-later lender shows growth and improving profitability, but risks remain in credit quality and competition.

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7 Reasons Why Many “Buy Now, Pay Later” Users Are Actually Paying With Debit Cards

Buy Now, Pay Later promised freedom from credit cards. Instead, it quietly turned debit cards into the engine behind the entire system. That twist surprises a lot of people. Many assume BNPL platforms revolve around credit lines and revolving balances. In reality, a large share of users connect debit cards…

The Free Financial Advisor

Every Affirm Purchase Adds a Loan to Your Credit Report — Here’s What That Means

You tap a button to split your purchase into four payments, and just like that, you’ve opened a loan. Not a metaphorical loan. A real one that can land on your credit report and influence your credit score.

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Affirm Earnings Beat Highlights Growth and Credit Concerns

Affirm beat earnings estimates as revenue jumped 48%, but rising loan loss provisions highlight growing BNPL credit risks for AFRM stock

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Why renters should be wary of ‘rent now, pay later’ services

Roughly 109 million Americans, or about 42.5 million households, are renters in the United States

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Needham Analysts Think This Fintech Stock Can Soar 46% from Here. Should You Buy It Now?

Needham analysts think that Affirm’s bank charter proposal would be beneficial.

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Affirm Is Expanding Buy Now, Pay Later Services for Rent Payments

Buy now, pay later provider Affirm Holdings is about to start offering a limited pilot program that allows biweekly rent payments.

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‘Buy now, pay later’ is everywhere this holiday season. Here’s how to avoid a debt hangover

Each holiday season brings a predictable surge in consumer spending, but the way shoppers finance that spending is changing rapidly. While credit cards once dominated online checkouts, the growing popularity of buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements is changing how households manage short-term expenses.

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Affirm Just Crushed Earnings—But Can It Outrun Klarna’s Scale?

Affirm's latest earnings impressed markets big time. But, how does this BNPL name compare to the new kid on the block, Klarna?

MarketBeat

Affirm's New York Life Deal: A Game-Changing Stamp of Approval

Affirm's expanded partnership with New York Life secures stable funding and offers an institutional vote of confidence in its underwriting model.

MarketBeat

Buy Now, Pay Later Is Dying: 10 Reasons We May Be at the End of BNPL

Just a few years ago, “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) apps like Afterpay, Klarna, and Affirm were everywhere—promising shoppers a way to split purchases into...

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Worldpay Integrates Affirm To Deliver Transparent Payment Plans At Checkout

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) stock climbed higher Thursday after announcing a major expansion of its partnership network with global payments firm Worldpay.

Benzinga

Flexible Payments Come To All Wayfair Stores Thanks To Affirm

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) stock gained on Tuesday after the company announced an expansion of its partnership with Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W).

Benzinga

If You Buy This Fintech Stock Now, Will You Be Paying for It Later?

Affirm is back in the spotlight, riding BNPL momentum and a high-profile Google partnership.

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Don't Make These 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Mistakes

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Affirm Extends Its Google Partnership To Bring Smarter, More Flexible Ways To Pay

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) announced on Thursday a strategic move to support Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google Agent Payments Protocol (AP2).

Benzinga

Jim Cramer Sees More Upside For Shopify, Likes CoreWeave's AI Moves

On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” on Tuesday, Jim Cramer recommended buying Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM).

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3 Fintech Stocks That Are Set to Rise as Rates Fall

Fed rate cuts may unlock upside for UPST, AFRM, and RKT stocks, boosting loan volumes, BNPL demand, and mortgage refinancing.

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‘I would sue’: Nashville woman orders a $1,200 DJI bundle from Best Buy. Then the package gets lost—3 months later, she still has no refund

A woman did not receive a $1,200 creator bundle she purchased through Best Buy and has yet to be refunded. In a TikTok video with more than 15,300 views, Morgan (@lipbalmkixxx) described weeks of frustration trying to recover the package and secure a refund from the company and other parties.

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Why Affirm Could Be the Next Big Winner in Rate-Cut Rally

AFRM stock is positioned to benefit from Fed rate cuts as lower interest rates make its financing options more attractive, potentially driving earnings growth.

The Conversation

5 new Australian publishers are making defiant, weird, grass-roots books

In the past year or so, three Australian publishing mergers happened within a few short months. Text Publishing, Pantera Press and Affirm Press were all absorbed into a larger company. Once a company has shareholders, like Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster (which acquired Affirm and Text), the business…

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Is Your BNPL Plan Reporting to Credit—Or Hiding Problems?

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) plans have exploded in popularity. Companies like Affirm, Klarna, and Afterpay let shoppers split purchases into smaller, interest-free payments. Retirees...

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Jim Cramer Says to Sell Chime Stock and Buy This Instead

Cramer’s bullish outlook on Affirm stock seems justified.

Benzinga

What's Going On With Affirm Holdings Stock On Tuesday?

Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) revealed on Tuesday two major collaborations that will extend its “buy now, pay later” options into new markets.

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Klarna shares rise 15% in their first day of trading on Wall Street

Klarna made a solid debut on the New York Stock Exchange, with shares of the Swedish buy now, pay later company rising nearly 15%, the latest in a run of high-profile initial public offerings (IPO) this year.

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