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Quik Cash Corporate Office

Quik Cash is owned by QC Holdings, which also operates more than 500 loan stores under the names National Quik Cash, California Budget Finance, Express Check Advance of Southern California, First Payday Loans, Nationwide Budget Finance, and QC Financial Services.

QC Holdings targets working class people with short-term, high-interest loans from $100 to $500.

QC Holdings is a publicly traded company, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol QCCO.

The company also offers check-cashing services, title loans, installment loans, credit services, open-end credit, debit cards, money transfers, and Western Union money orders.

QC Holdings was founded by Don Early in 1984 in Overland Park, Kansas. The company has 1,600 employees and had $182.58 million in revenue in 2013.

Quik Cash and QC Holdings was sued by the Attorney General of the state of Arizona. The company filed hundreds of suits against consumers who had defaulted on their loans in Pima County, Arizona, without regard to where the defendant lived, even if it was in a different state. This severely limited the defendants’ ability to defend themselves. The company was ordered to pay $170,000 to settle the lawsuit in 2011.

 

Quik Cash

Quik Cash is owned by QC Holdings, which also operates more than 500 loan stores under the names National Quik Cash, California Budget Finance, Express Check Advance of Southern California, First Payday Loans, Nationwide Budget Finance, and QC Financial Services.

QC Holdings targets working class people with short-term, high-interest loans from $100 to $500.

QC Holdings is a publicly traded company, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol QCCO.

History

The company also offers check-cashing services, title loans, installment loans, credit services, open-end credit, debit cards, money transfers, and Western Union money orders.

QC Holdings was founded by Don Early in 1984 in Overland Park, Kansas. The company has 1,600 employees and had $182.58 million in revenue in 2013.

Quik Cash and QC Holdings was sued by the Attorney General of the state of Arizona. The company filed hundreds of suits against consumers who had defaulted on their loans in Pima County, Arizona, without regard to where the defendant lived, even if it was in a different state. This severely limited the defendants’ ability to defend themselves. The company was ordered to pay $170,000 to settle the lawsuit in 2011.

 

First Cash Financial Services Inc. Corporate Office

First Cash Financial Services Inc. was founded in 1988 in Arlington, Texas.

The company operates 866 retail-based pawn and consumer finance stores in the United States and Mexico and operates in three segments: U.S. pawn operations, U.S. consumer loan operations, and Mexico operations.

The pawn stores lend money with the collateral of personal property, such as electronics, appliances, jewelry, musical instruments, sporting goods, and tools. They also sell this merchandise if forfeited.

The company also provides short-term loans (known as payday loans) and credit services.

First Cash Financial Services Inc. operates pawn stores under the names First Cash Pawn and  Famous Pawn and payday loans and financial services as First Cash Advance, and Cash & Go.

First Cash Financial Services is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker FCFS. The company had $338.68 million in profit on $660.85 million in revenue.

 

First Cash Financial Services Inc.

First Cash Financial Services Inc. was founded in 1988 in Arlington, Texas.

The company operates 866 retail-based pawn and consumer finance stores in the United States and Mexico and operates in three segments: U.S. pawn operations, U.S. consumer loan operations, and Mexico operations.

The pawn stores lend money with the collateral of personal property, such as electronics, appliances, jewelry, musical instruments, sporting goods, and tools. They also sell this merchandise if forfeited.

History

The company also provides short-term loans (known as payday loans) and credit services.

First Cash Financial Services Inc. operates pawn stores under the names First Cash Pawn and  Famous Pawn and payday loans and financial services as First Cash Advance, and Cash & Go.

First Cash Financial Services is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker FCFS. The company had $338.68 million in profit on $660.85 million in revenue.

 

Cash America International Corporate Office

Cash America International was founded by Jack Doherty in Irving, Texas in 1983 as a single pawnshop.

Cash America grew through rapid acquisition and soon became a chain. The company went public in 1990, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CSH. The company was acquired by Cash First in September of 2016 for $994 million. This acquisition has made the company private once again.

The company expanded to Sweden and the U.K. in 1995.

In 2003 Cash America merged with Cashland with a combined volume of $5 billion dollars in loans.

In 2006 the company bought Enova Financial to create an internet-based division.

Today Cash America operates more than 960 stores under the names Cash America Pawn, SuperPawn, and Pawn X-Change in the United States and Cash America Casa de Empeño in Mexico.

In addition to operating pawn shops, the company also provides check-cashing services and short-term unsecured loans (payday loans) through its pawnshops, self-standing facilities, as well as online.

Cash America had revenue of $1.8 billion in 2013.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took its first-ever enforcement action against a payday lender in November 2013 when it ordered Cash America International, Inc. to refund consumers for incorrect revision of loan agreements.

The CFPB also found Cash America guilty of violating the Military Lending Act by illegally overcharging service members and their families with high interest rates on loans.

Cash America will pay $14 million in refunds to consumers and $5 million in fines for destroying records in advance of the CFPB’s investigation.

Cash America International

Cash America International was founded by Jack Doherty in Irving, Texas in 1983 as a single pawnshop.

Cash America grew through rapid acquisition and soon became a chain. The company went public in 1990, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CSH. The company was acquired by Cash First in September of 2016 for $994 million. This acquisition has made the company private once again.

The company expanded to Sweden and the U.K. in 1995.

History

In 2003 Cash America merged with Cashland with a combined volume of $5 billion dollars in loans.

In 2006 the company bought Enova Financial to create an internet-based division.

Today Cash America operates more than 960 stores under the names Cash America Pawn, SuperPawn, and Pawn X-Change in the United States and Cash America Casa de Empeño in Mexico.

In addition to operating pawn shops, the company also provides check-cashing services and short-term unsecured loans (payday loans) through its pawnshops, self-standing facilities, as well as online.

Cash America had revenue of $1.8 billion in 2013.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took its first-ever enforcement action against a payday lender in November 2013 when it ordered Cash America International, Inc. to refund consumers for incorrect revision of loan agreements.

The CFPB also found Cash America guilty of violating the Military Lending Act by illegally overcharging service members and their families with high interest rates on loans.

Cash America will pay $14 million in refunds to consumers and $5 million in fines for destroying records in advance of the CFPB’s investigation.

Speedy Cash Corporate Office

Speedy Cash was founded by three childhood friends in 1997 in Riverside, California.

Speedy Cash offers a variety of financial services: payday loans, title loans, installment loans, lines of credit, check cashing, cash for gold, and pre-paid cards.

The company processes these services through its 230 store locations,as well as online and by phone.

Speedy Cash is a member of the Community Financial Services Association. Speedy Cash is owned by Galt Ventures LLC.

Speedy Cash owns and operates Rapid Cash. Rapid Cash is being sued in a class-action lawsuit in Carson City, Nevada on behalf of 16,000 people. The lawsuit is being handled by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.

There are numerous reports on complaint and scam websites about consumers paying back loans at many times their value, for example $9,000 on a $2,000 loan.

Speedy Cash

Speedy Cash was founded by three childhood friends in 1997 in Riverside, California.

Speedy Cash offers a variety of financial services: payday loans, title loans, installment loans, lines of credit, check cashing, cash for gold, and pre-paid cards.

The company processes these services through its 230 store locations,as well as online and by phone.

History

Speedy Cash is a member of the Community Financial Services Association. Speedy Cash is owned by Galt Ventures LLC.

Speedy Cash owns and operates Rapid Cash. Rapid Cash is being sued in a class-action lawsuit in Carson City, Nevada on behalf of 16,000 people. The lawsuit is being handled by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.

There are numerous reports on complaint and scam websites about consumers paying back loans at many times their value, for example $9,000 on a $2,000 loan.

Advance America Cash Advance Corporate Office

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. was founded in 1997.

The company is one of the largest payday advance firms in the US and is active in 30 states, operating with more than 2,000 locations.

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. also operates 400 locations under the names National Cash Advance, Check Advance, First American Cash Advance, First American Cash Loans, Purpose Financial, and Purpose Money.

Whether the loan is though one of the company’s locations or online the procedure is the same: the borrower shows proof of identification, source of income, bank account, and references. Loans are between $50 to $1,000 and are meant to be paid back within a very short period of time.

The company has a “D” from the Better Business Bureau because of unresolved customer complaints.

Advance America was sued in 2004 in a class action lawsuit in North Carolina that accused the company of charging illegal fees and interest rates. Advance America was charging a monthly fee of $149.95 on loan repayment that did not count toward paying off the loan. The lawsuit was settled in 2010 for $18.75 million to more than 140,000 North Carolina consumers.

The company was acquired in 2012 by Grupo Elektra for $780 million.

 

 

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. was founded in 1997.

The company is one of the largest payday advance firms in the US and is active in 30 states, operating with more than 2,000 locations.

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. also operates 400 locations under the names National Cash Advance, Check Advance, First American Cash Advance, First American Cash Loans, Purpose Financial, and Purpose Money.

History

Whether the loan is though one of the company’s locations or online the procedure is the same: the borrower shows proof of identification, source of income, bank account, and references. Loans are between $50 to $1,000 and are meant to be paid back within a very short period of time.

The company has a “D” from the Better Business Bureau because of unresolved customer complaints.

Advance America was sued in 2004 in a class action lawsuit in North Carolina that accused the company of charging illegal fees and interest rates. Advance America was charging a monthly fee of $149.95 on loan repayment that did not count toward paying off the loan. The lawsuit was settled in 2010 for $18.75 million to more than 140,000 North Carolina consumers.

The company was acquired in 2012 by Grupo Elektra for $780 million.