Cash America International
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| Type | Public (NYSE: FCFS) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
Area served | United States |
| Services | pawnbroker and payday loan services |
| Website | cashamerica |
Cash America International, Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas, retailer which operates 859 (as of January 2015) pawn shops in the United States.
Operations[]
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.
History[]
In 2010, it acquired Maxit Financial.[1]
On September 1, 2016 First Cash International completed a merger with Cash America for $994 million to form a new merged company. The new company allows each store to retain its branding and joint operations are run from the Cash America corporate location. FirstCash is now traded on the NYSE under the ticker FCFS. [2]
References[]
- ^ "Cash America completes pawn shop acquisition". The Associated Press. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
- ^ "FirstCash Announces Successful Completion of Merger of Equals Combining First Cash Financial Services, Inc. and Cash America International, Inc". GlobeNewswire. September 2, 2016.
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Categories:
- Retail companies established in 1984
- Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Pawn shops
- Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas
- Retail companies of the United States