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Whitney Tilson: World Acceptance Scummiest Business in Recent Memory

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:53:53 GMT

Whitney Tilson: World Acceptance Scummiest Business in Recent Memory
ValueWalk - May 19, 2013

Whitney Tilson is shorting World Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:WRLD). World Acceptance is a Greenville, SC-headquartered branch-based lender offering small loans to the unbanked and under-banked consumer in both the U.S.

World Acceptance Corporation Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2013 ...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:37:29 GMT

World Acceptance Corporation Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2013 ...
MarketWatch (press release) - Apr 25, 2013

GREENVILLE, S.C., Apr 25, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ:WRLD) today reported record results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

World Acceptance 'Predatory Loan Practices' Vulnerable: Citron Research

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:51:57 GMT

World Acceptance 'Predatory Loan Practices' Vulnerable: Citron Research
ValueWalk - May 14, 2013

Citron Research is out with a new report this time attacking Corp. (NASDAQ:WRLD). Citron Research says that the company is completely reliant upon 'predatory loan practices.

World Acceptance Q4 Earnings Conference Call At 10:00 AM ET

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:10:13 GMT

World Acceptance Q4 Earnings Conference Call At 10:00 AM ET
NASDAQ - Apr 25, 2013

(RTTNews.com) - World Acceptance Corp. ( WRLD ) will host a conference call at 10:00 AM ET on April 25, 2013, to discuss its Q4 earnings results.

FBR Capital Trims Estimates, Ups PT on World Acceptance (WRLD)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:40:34 GMT

FBR Capital Trims Estimates, Ups PT on World Acceptance (WRLD)
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Apr 26, 2013

FBR Capital reiterated its Market Perform rating and raised its price target on World Acceptance Corp (NASDAQ: WRLD) from $88 to $94 following Q1 results, which they called "OK.

World Acceptance Price Target Increased to $94.00 by Analysts at FBR Capital ... - The Utah People's Post

World Acceptance expands stock-purchase program

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:32 GMT

World Acceptance expands stock-purchase program
GSA Business - 9 hours ago

Staff Report Published May 23, 2013. The board of directors at Greenville-based World Acceptance Corp. on Tuesday authorized the company to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock.

The 182 Percent Loan? How Installment Lenders Trap Borrowers

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:37:57 GMT

The 182 Percent Loan? How Installment Lenders Trap Borrowers
AlterNet - May 13, 2013

Despite a customer base that might best be described as sub-subprime, World comfortably survived the financial crisis. Its stock, which trades on the Nasdaq under the company's corporate name, World Acceptance Corp., has nearly tripled in price in the ...

World Acceptance (WRLD) Releases Quarterly Earnings, Misses Expectations ...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:27:46 GMT

World Acceptance (WRLD) Releases Quarterly Earnings, Misses Expectations ...
Daily Political - Apr 25, 2013

World Acceptance Corporation is engaged in the small-loan consumer finance business, offering short-term small loans, medium-term larger loans, related credit insurance and ancillary products and services to individuals.

World Acceptance PT Raised to $94.00 at FBR Capital Markets (WRLD)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:44:13 GMT

World Acceptance PT Raised to $94.00 at FBR Capital Markets (WRLD)
Daily Political - Apr 30, 2013

More Retailers Challenge Card-Fee Settlement

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:45 GMT

More Retailers Challenge Card-Fee Settlement
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago

Some of the country's biggest retailers sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday, arguing the world's largest payment networks have imposed anticompetitive transaction-fee policies and card-acceptance rules on merchants. The lawsuit, brought by ...