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The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Rich Duprey	Cash America Clicks With Payday Loans The pawnshop operator completes its acquisition of an online payday lender. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Lawrence Meyers	The Vig Is Up for First Cash The pawn shop/payday advance outfit may not have a sustainable competitive advantage, since its competitors are equally or better capitalized and have similar strategies. But the company looks very attractive.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Cash America's Still Gold The payday lender will report its fourth-quarter 2006 financial results shortly. Investors, look for good results and lackluster stock performance.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Rich Duprey	Previewing 2007: EZCORP Will earnings still come easy for the pawnshop operator in the coming year? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2006 Rich Duprey	2006 in Review: First Cash Financial Investors, even in spite of the challenges pawnshops and payday lenders, First Cash is seen as a star performer.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Rich Duprey	Don't Pawn Off the Pawnbrokers Two of the leading pawn shop operators reported earnings recently, and their results indicate that when the chips are down, their stocks will be up.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Rich Duprey	First Cash Flush With Cash The pawnshop operator reports booming business, particularly south of the border. First Cash Financial may just end up having investors flush with cash.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	EZCORP Profits Easily The pawnshop and payday lender ties its future profits to expansion. It turned in a first-quarter performance that far exceeded analyst expectations, even though it was not able to open as many stores as it had intended.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Rich Duprey	Cash America's Taxing Guidance An easing up on the payday lender's stock price may provide a chance for investors to get in at a reasonable price.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Rich Duprey	QC Holdings' Higher Value Investors, as the payday lender seeks reasonable growth with a more profitable line of branches, focusing on doing one thing especially well, expect QC Holdings to continue improving its performance.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Can Payday Lenders Survive? In a worst-case scenario, only the strongest payday lenders and pawnshops will withstand new FDIC regulations. Who will it be? Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	I Love Payday Lenders Payday lenders are good investments. They're disliked by large swaths of people, and they have a high ick factor, but they provide a necessary and highly profitable service.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Rich Duprey	First Cash Not Subprime The pawnshop operator and payday lender notches records despite vaunted subprime market woes. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Sean Ryan	Pawn Lenders Looking More Like Kings A confluence of trends looks ready to push pawn lenders higher. The declining availability of credit should spur more demand for pawn loans, and rising gold prices should make those loans more profitable.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Rich Duprey	Cash America: Cash Everywhere The payday lender and pawnshop operator reports strong gains company-wide. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Rich Duprey	Cash America Rings Up Sales: Fool by Numbers The pawnshop and payday lender released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Rich Duprey	Legislative Foes Shackle Payday Loans The payday loan industry remains under assault at both the federal and state level.
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The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Rich Duprey	Will Bubba Bring Back Payday Loans? Georgia's legislature debates permitting cash advances three years after banning them. It would be a product unique to the state, but would undoubtedly still draw the industry players, like Advance America.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Cash Flowing Through First Cash The pawn shop operator and payday lender will report first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Rick Steier	Storm Clouds Brewing for Payday Lenders No hyperbole. Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill threatens entire short-term lending industry.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Rich Duprey	First Cash Drives Ahead Pawnshop operators are profitable investments that remain hidden because of their unsavory reputation. But First Cash jumped more than 8% on the news that it had bought a car dealership.
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The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Rich Duprey	First Cash's Car Crash Expanding into the used-car business was supposed to provide an avenue of growth for payday lender First Cash Financial, but it didn't happen.
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The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	EZCORP Excels at Advances Despite lowered expectations for next quarter, the pawnshop operator expands its payday-lending business. While the expansion plans may eat into profits initially, thus accounting for the lowered expectations next quarter, operationally it improves the situation for the long run.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Pawnshops? Payday Loans? Paydirt. Here are two small-cap stocks with big value and growth potential: First Cash Financial Services and QC Holdings.
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The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Rich Duprey	Easy Payday for First Cash The pawnshop broker and payday lender continues to cash in on diversified business. But next year may prove troublesome to investors.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Rich Duprey	First Cash Cashing In Payday lender and pawnshop operation continues to report a record string of profits. Investing in payday lenders is not for the faint of heart because of the uncertain regulatory environment.
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The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Robert Walberg	EZCORP: All That Glitters ... With macroeconomic conditions expected to remain bullish for the foreseeable future, EZCORP has unsurprisingly upped its guidance for fiscal 2006. Trading near its all-time high, and at less than 50% of its projected growth rate, is this stock a good deal?
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