EDMONTON, Feb. 16, 2012 /CNW/ – The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc.
(Cash Store Australia) (TSXV:AUC) today announced results for the
three and six months ended December 31, 2011.

Highlights for the second quarter (a table of results can be found at
the end of this news release):

• Revenue up 28.7% to $5.0 million, from $3.9 million for the same quarter
  last year.

• Net loss of ($1.5 million) down from ($1.6 million) in the second
  quarter of last year.

• Branch operating loss decreased to ($186,000) from ($265,000) for the
  same quarter of last year.

• Diluted loss per share of ($0.09) down...

Dallas, TX — (SBWIRE) — 02/10/2012 — Most of the people are dependent on their living from paycheck to paycheck. A reason may be that an individual is not very financially sound. Despite of working for extra hours, one is not able to garb money that is sufficient to fulfill even the basic needs till the next paycheck. To add on to this, emergency can prevail anytime whether it is medical bills or car repair expenses. Paydayloansolutions.net has introduced cash loans to meet such requirements.

An individual with a poor credit history often goes to the local bank to seek help. Bank may or may not provide loan on the basis of bad credit report. Paydayloansolutions.net...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Two men robbed a Cedar Rapids hotel late Tuesday evening and remain on the loose.

Police were dispatched around 11:45 pm to Days Inn and Suites, 2215 Blairs Ferry Road NE, when the hotel clerk reported the incident. The clerk told police a man with a handgun demanded money. The other man stayed farther back, acting as a lookout, police said.

The men got an undisclosed amount of money and ran east from the hotel, police said. No one was injured.

Sgt. Cristy Hamblin said investigators have requested surveillance footage from the hotel, to see if the suspects were caught on camera. No arrests had been made in the case by midday Wednesday.

Both...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
The following comments can be attributed to D. Lynn DeVault, Board Chair of the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA):

“Today’s Reuters story about the payday lending industry is very misleading and sets up a conflict with related industries that simply does not exist. Its emphasis does not reflect the tone and content of the several interviews the reporter conducted with three different industry spokespersons.

“Interviews initiated by the reporter focused on basic questions about the product, the history of the industry and the consequences of restrictions. One of the consequences...