Advance Financial celebrates grand opening of Brownsville store with $1,000 donation

Advance Financial employees and guests celebrate the grand opening of the company’s newest store at 1113 and 1115 South Dupree Street in Brownsville.

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville-based fintech company Advance Financial recently cut the ribbon at the company’s newest store in Tennessee, located in Brownsville. To mark the occasion, the Advance Financial Foundation donated $1,000 to Haywood County 4-H Extension.

“We want to provide extra support in every community where we offer our services,” said Shantrelle Johnson, vice president of corporate citizenship for Advance Financial. “Through the Advance Financial Foundation, we are able to assist local organizations who are also working to make a difference. It is an honor to support the exceptional programs they offer.”

The new Brownsville location, located at 1113 and 1115 South Dupree Street, is now open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering a range of financial services including FLEX loans, prepaid cards, electronic wire services to anywhere in the world, check cashing, free bill-payment services and free money orders.

“Opening another store is always exciting for us because it means we have a whole new community to interact with and get to know,” said Jessica Jackson, Advance Financial regional manager. “We look forward to helping customers regain their financial independence right here in their neighborhood.”

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