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iPawn was established with the purpose of utilizing the latest technologies and internet for the veteran pawnbroking industry and to serve as a high-end pawn broker, [3] delivering a simple, private way [4] to get loans or sell high end goods through the internet. The idea came after learning about the high interest rates charged by pawn shops.
A pawnbroker is an individual or business (pawnshop or pawn shop) that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral. The items having been pawned to the broker are themselves called pledges or pawns, or simply the collateral. While many items can be pawned, pawnshops typically accept jewelry, musical ...
Jack Daugherty founded Cash America in 1983 (possibly 1984), [3] after prior experience running a pawn shop and a failed venture hunting for oil. [4] He reinvested his earnings into acquiring more pawn shops, growing his business to 36 locations by 1987 and 101 at the end of 1988. [4]
Note that pawn shops only loan you about 25% to 60% of an item’s resale value. If you pawn a piece of jewelry worth $1,000, you might get a loan amount of between $250 and $600, but you won’t ...
Cash America Announces Acquisition of 41 Pawn Lending Locations in Texas FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cash America International, Inc. (NYS: CSH) announced today that it has signed an ...
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) is a USA-based trade association headquartered in Southlake, Texas.The NPA was founded in 1987 [1] to help the growing number of pawnbrokers in the United States.
EZCORP, Inc. is an American pawn shop operator based in Austin, Texas which provides services across the United States and Latin America. [3] It is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange [4] and is the second largest pawn shop operator in the U.S. [5] after Cash America International.
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