FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe Boyle
Chief Executive Officer
803-758-2528

AFFINITY RECEIVES APPROVAL OF NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET APPLICATION

Columbia, SC, April 18, 2000 - Affinity Technology Group, Inc. [NASDAQ: AFFI] today announced that its application to transfer from the Nasdaq National Market to the Nasdaq SmallCap Market has been approved, following the successful completion of an application and review process by Nasdaq. Affinity has been trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market on a conditional basis since March 27.

Affinity's technology enables financial institutions to link their branches, call centers, Internet customers, and indirect agents electronically to their credit departments, providing fully automated lending - and, if necessary, connectivity to a loan officer - through every channel. For financial institutions, Affinity's solutions expedite loan decisioning and processing and increase productivity and capacity of branch personnel, call center agents, loan officers, and indirect agents, while improving the overall customer experience. Affinity is located on the World Wide Web at www.affi.net.

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Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including general economic conditions, delays and risks associated with the development of new technologies, consumer and industry acceptance of automated delivery channels, and regulatory risks, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

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