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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
                                January 26, 2006

                        CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Texas                       1-9733                    75-2018239
(State of incorporation)        (Commission File No.)          (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

                              1600 West 7th Street
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[_]  Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities
     Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[_]  Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
     Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On January 26,  2006,  Cash America  International,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
     announced its consolidated  financial  results for the fourth quarter ended
     December  31, 2005 and for the full year of 2005.  A copy of the  Company's
     earnings  news  release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form
     8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits  -  The  following  exhibit  is  furnished  pursuant  to  the
          disclosures included under Item 2.02 of this report on Form 8-K.

     99.1 Copy of earnings news release  dated January 26, 2006,  issued by Cash
          America International, Inc.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Date: January 26, 2006              By:   /s/  J. Curtis Linscott
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                                          J. Curtis Linscott
                                          Vice President, General Counsel
                                          & Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Earnings news release dated January 26, 2006, issued by
                Cash America International, Inc.



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