(CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL LOGO)


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thomas A. Bessant, Jr.
(817) 335-1100

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        CASH AMERICA RAISES FORECASTED SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS ESTIMATE
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Fort Worth, Texas (July 1, 2003) - - Cash America International, Inc. (NYSE:
PWN) announced today that it expects earnings for the second quarter of fiscal
2003 to be higher than the Company's previously released guidance and securities
analysts' published estimates due to greater revenue levels in the quarter.
Revenue from service charges and fees during the second quarter has been above
expected levels due to higher average pawn loan and cash advance balances in the
period. Also contributing to the higher earnings in the second quarter is
improved year over year profit margins on the disposition of unredeemed
merchandise. "Our revised second quarter expectations are the result of an
expansion of the positive momentum in business trends and earning assets
experienced in the first three months of the year. We are experiencing
consistent improvements in both the performance and demand for our loan
products. These factors have led us to forecast that second quarter earnings
will be above our previous estimates," remarked Daniel R. Feehan, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Cash America International, Inc.

Cash America had previously reported in its earnings release for the first
quarter of 2003 that it expected second quarter 2003 earnings per share to be
between 13 cents and 14 cents. The Company's current outlook for the second
quarter of 2003 is between 17 and 18 cents per share, up from 11 cents per share
in the second quarter of 2002. The revised expectation for the second quarter
does not include the benefit of a gain on the sale of a non-operating asset that
is expected to provide another 5 cents per share in the second quarter of 2003.
Cash America will release complete second quarter results on July 24, 2003, and
the Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its second quarter
earnings on Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 3:45 PM CST. A live web cast of the call
will be available on the home page of the Company's corporate web site
(www.cashamerica.com).

In a separate press release also issued today, Cash America announced that it
has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Cashland, Inc., a 118-location
consumer finance chain based in Ohio. The potential transaction is discussed in
more detail in that press release. Cash America's estimated second quarter
results are not impacted by the announced acquisition.

Cash America International, Inc. is a provider of specialty financial services
to individuals in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Cash America is
the largest provider of secured non-recourse loans to individuals, commonly
referred to as pawn loans, through 473 locations in 17 states and two foreign
countries, and the Company also offers short-term cash advances in many of its
U.S. and U.K. locations. In addition, the Company provides check cashing
services through its 139 franchised and Company-owned "Mr. Payroll" check
cashing centers.

This release contains forward-looking statements about the business, financial
condition and prospects of Cash America International, Inc. and its subsidiaries
("the Company"). The actual results of the Company could differ materially from
those indicated by the forward-looking statements because of various risks and
uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in demand for the Company's
services, the actions of third parties who offer products and services at the
Company's locations, changes in competition, the ability of the Company to open
new operating units in accordance with its plans, economic conditions, real
estate market fluctuations, interest rate fluctuations, changes in the capital
markets, changes in tax and other laws and governmental rules and regulations
applicable to the Company's business, and other risks indicated in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and
uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, and, in many
cases, the Company cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could
cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements. When used in this release, terms such as "believes",
"estimates", "plans", "expects", "anticipates" and similar expressions as they
relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date of this release.


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