Cash America International

Cash America International, Inc. (NYSE|CSH) is a Fort Worth, Texas, retailer which operates over 450 (as of December 31, 2007) pawn shops in the United States. Founded in 1983 by Jack Daughty (a pawn shop owner who sought to move pawn shops from their stereotypical poor image of being located on dark, seedy corners selling stolen merchandise), the company purports to be the largest operator of pawn shops in the United States, if not the world. [ [Cash America 2007 Annual Report.] ] Daniel R. Feehan is the company's president and CEO. [cite news|url=http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docKey=600-200807031602BIZWIRE_USPR_____BW5676-72GKJTR8D0J88DBT8MB17UC9T3&provider=Businesswire&docDate=July%203%2C%202008&press_symbol=undefined|title=Cash America Appoints Dennis J. Weese as President and Chief Operating Officer of Its Retail Services Division|date=July 3, 2008|work=CashAmerica press release via Business Wire|accessdate=2008-10-01]

In addition to operating pawn shops, the company also provides check-cashing services and short-term unsecured loans (commonly referred to as "payday loans") both through its pawn shops as well as in self-standing facilities, and also on the Internet under the name "CashNetUSA". [cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15899753_ITM|title=Cash America buying CashNet.|date=July 11, 2006|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)|accessdate=2008-10-01]

References

* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/cash-america-international-inc/index.html Cash America International Inc. profile at The New York Times]

Similar companies

*EZCORP
*First Cash Financial Services
*Value Financial Services

External links

* [http://www.cashamerica.com Cash America]