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Re: Affirm Public S-1 Filing

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There is something fishy about selling a product with 0% APR - it means as a consumer you're actually WORSE off if you DON'T get the loan (since you would earn interest on the cash in your account). Forcing people to borrow when they don't have to is a strange way to make money off fees?

Totally. For consumers who can afford cash, it simply inflates the cost of the bike. Consumers see 0% and think free, but in reality the cost of the loan has already been priced into the cost of the bike. There's no free lunch.

Re: Affirm Public S-1 Filing

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I will buy at IPO. Fantastic company.

Instead of relying on your credit card, you use the vendor (or someone else) credit, to pay over time. Looks like in some cases, they integrated in the vendor website, so when paying you can directly select Affirm. I did the test with Dyson, it redirected me to the Dyson website, and Dyson does already offers payment installments at 0% APR (12 months). Looks like Affirm does the math for you, if there is an APR, so y…

Just currious, do you know if that help build personnal credit score ?

Re: Affirm Public S-1 Filing

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Instead of relying on your credit card, you use the vendor (or someone else) credit, to pay over time. Looks like in some cases, they integrated in the vendor website, so when paying you can directly select Affirm. I did the test with Dyson, it redirected me to the Dyson website, and Dyson does already offers payment installments at 0% APR (12 months). Looks like Affirm does the math for you, if there is an APR, so y…

Just currious, do you know if that help build personnal credit score ?

Good question... I would think Affirm does report to the 3 US agencies.
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