Exhibit 99.1

     WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THE PROMOTION OF MARK ROLAND TO
                   THE POSITION OF ITS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

GREENVILLE, S.C., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- World Acceptance Corporation
(Nasdaq: WRLD) today announced the promotion of Mark C. Roland to the position
of Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.

Mr. Roland joined World Acceptance Corporation in January 1996 as the Senior
Vice President of the Corporation's Eastern Division. He was promoted to
Executive Vice President in April 2002 with operational responsibility over the
Corporation's Southern Division together with management responsibility over
acquisitions and over the Corporation's direct mail, advertising and printing
operations.

Prior to joining World, Mr. Roland was employed with Fleet Finance, Inc. as
Senior Vice President over Information Systems and Operations Support. Prior to
that, he worked for Security Pacific Financial Services, Inc. in San Diego as
its Vice President and Director of Operations and Support.

Mr. Roland received his Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University
and has over 26 years in the financial services industry.

World Acceptance Corporation is one of the nation's largest small-loan consumer
finance companies. It currently operates 579 offices in 12 states. It is also
the parent company of ParaData Financial Systems, a provider of computer
software solutions for the consumer finance industry.

SOURCE  World Acceptance Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Sandy McLean, Chief Financial Officer of World Acceptance
Corporation, +1-864-298-9800/