EXHIBIT 23.1 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-10435)  pertaining to the Affinity Technology Group, Inc. 1995 Stock
Option Plan,  1996 Stock  Option and the  Non-Employee  Directors'  Stock Option
Plan,  of our report  dated March 13,  2006,  with  respect to the  consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Affinity Technology Group, Inc. included in
the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.





                                         /s/  SCOTT McELVEEN, L.L.P.


Columbia, South Carolina
March 13, 2006

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