Empower: Advance & Credit

4.7
198K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Need extra cash to make it to your next paycheck? Empower’s got your back. Get an Advance of up to $300 instantly.* Say goodbye to overdraft fees and stressing about money. No credit score or security deposit to qualify.

GET AN INSTANT ADVANCE OF $10 TO $300
Tight on cash and tired of asking friends to cover you? Empower will float you anywhere from $10 to $300 when you need it most. Instant delivery available. No interest, no late fees, no credit checks. Just pay us back when you get your next paycheck.

An Advance is NOT a personal loan:
— No mandatory minimum or maximum repayment timeframe
— No interest (0% APR)
— Example: If you accept a $50 instant Advance to your external account for a $3 instant delivery fee, then your total repayment amount will be $53.

BUILD BETTER CREDIT HISTORY WITH THRIVE^
Credit score holding you back? Empower Thrive is the chance you’ve been waiting for. A flexible line of credit that helps you build the credit history you need to reach those big financial goals. All credit scores welcome and no money down.

— Start with a $200, $250, or $400 credit limit
— Repay it your way
— Enjoy limit increases up to $1,000 over time**
— Build good credit history

START SAVING FOR THE FUTURE WITH AUTOMATIC SAVINGS
Make investing in your future easier than ever with AutoSave. After you set your savings goal, Empower will monitor your income and spending habits to know when and how much you can afford to save. All you have to do is sit back and watch your savings grow.

KEEP TABS ON YOUR CREDIT SCORE
Watch your hard work pay off. We’ll give you monthly score updates and helpful tips to improve your score. Credit scores are complicated enough. We’ll help you understand it.

GET FAST SERVICE
We’ve got our A team on standby to handle your questions over the phone or live chat Monday-Friday from 6 AM – 6 PM PT. (We’ve got email too if that’s more your jam.)


Empower is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by nbkc bank, Member FDIC.

Empower offers a 14-day trial for first-time customers only. Once the trial concludes, Empower charges an auto-recurring $8/month subscription fee. If you do not wish to pay the subscription fee, you must cancel your subscription before the end of your trial. If you are a returning customer, you will be charged the $8 fee immediately upon resubscribing. Cancel any time by visiting “Billing” in the mobile app or contacting [email protected].

By downloading/using the app you agree to our Privacy Policy (https://empower.me/privacy).

* Not everyone will qualify for an Advance. Offer amounts range from $10 - $300. As of 3/31/2024, the average offer amount is $145. Instant delivery is optional, and fees may apply. See Empower’s Terms for instant delivery fee amounts.

^ Empower Thrive provided by FinWise Bank, Member FDIC. Subject to credit approval. We report your payments to the credit bureaus. Failure to make on-time payments may result in negative reporting. Instant delivery is optional, and fees may apply.

**To be eligible for a credit limit increase, you must successfully pay at least your minimum payment by the due date.

Empower Finance, Inc.
650 California Street, Floor 7
San Francisco, California 94108
Updated on
Nov 20, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Messages and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
195K reviews
Christina Turner
November 14, 2024
Good luck . It can take money out of your account, but it tells you that it can't connect with your account to receive advances. That makes no sense. When you click to "fix it," it says you are connected but takes you back on the error message. Won't connect to my Empower card, either. Chatbot is useless, and when their customer support finally replies, it's the sane BS as the chat bot. Edit:they asked me to reach out but still given the same horrible answer. I canceled and un-installed.
25 people found this review helpful
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Empower Finance
November 8, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We'd like to help clarify what occurred on your account in your particular case. Please reach out to us at [email protected], and we will handle your request as soon as possible. Thank you.
Keith
November 1, 2024
As far as the app goes when it works, it's great borrowing money, returning money. Great. But every time I log in the plaid part that verifies my bank account does not work and I have to spend 20 minutes trying to log back in because it keeps telling me my passwords are wrong when it's not, and if it's disconnected from your bank, when the loanus due, it does not take the money and then your withdrawal amount drops because they don't think you're paying it back when it's not your fault, app
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Empower Finance
November 8, 2024
We'll need to look into this. Please contact us at [email protected] from your email connected to your Empower account. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Erik Swensen
November 15, 2024
Terrible. I used to like this app. It provided me cash advances in minutes with no issues. The last month I've used it, I've had nothing but problems getting advances. They were quick to take my money for repayment, but always had issues paying out. Now it won't let me repay or receive advances. Every time I've talked to customer service, it was always the same excuse, "we're aware of the situation and trying to get it resolved". I'm about done with using Empower
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Empower Finance
November 18, 2024
We'd love to help you figure this out. Please contact us at [email protected] from your email connected to your Empower account. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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