Form 8-K

8-K — WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP

Accession: 0001437749-26-024363

Filed: 2026-07-24

Period: 2026-07-24

CIK: 0000108385

SIC: 6141 (PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS)

Item: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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)

July 24, 2026

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

South Carolina

000-19599

57-0425114

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

104 S. Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina

29601

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(864) 298-9800

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, No Par Value

WRLD

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; and

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 24, 2026, World Acceptance Corporation ("WRLD") issued a press release announcing financial information for its first quarter ended June 30, 2026. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

Description of Exhibit

99.1

Press release issued July 24, 2026

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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.

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

(Registrant)

July 24, 2026

By:

/s/ John Calmes, Jr.

John Calmes, Jr.

Executive VP, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer,

and Treasurer

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact:

John L. Calmes, Jr.

Executive VP, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer, and Treasurer

(864) 298-9800

GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 24, 2026) - World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLD) today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2027.

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION REPORTS FISCAL 2027 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

First fiscal quarter highlights

Highlights from the first quarter include:

•

Net income of $6.1 million or $1.33 per diluted share in the first quarter;

•

Adjusted net income of $9.7 million or $2.12 per diluted share in the first quarter*;

•

Total revenues increased $6.4 million to $139.2 million, or 4.8%, compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year;

•

Gross loans outstanding increased 2.3% to $1.29 billion at June 30, 2026, from $1.26 billion at June 30, 2025;

•

Loans 0-60 days past due on a recency basis decreased from 19.2% as of June 30, 2025 to 18.1% as of June 30, 2026; and

•

Loans 61 days or more past due on a recency basis decreased from 5.4% as of June 30, 2025 to 5.2% as of June 30, 2026.

*See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Portfolio results

Gross loans outstanding were $1.29 billion as of June 30, 2026, a 2.3% increase from the $1.26 billion of gross loans outstanding as of June 30, 2025.

During the most recent quarter, borrowing by existing customers increased compared to the prior-year quarter, while borrowing by new customers declined. Refinanced customer loan volume increased 4.3% in the most recent quarter, compared to the same quarter of fiscal year 2026. New customer loan volume decreased 40.1%, compared to the same quarter of fiscal year 2026. At the end of the prior fiscal year, we tightened our underwriting of new customers given the proportion of new customers already in the portfolio and increasing macroeconomic uncertainty. As a result, our customer base decreased by 1.9% during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2026, compared to an increase of 4.0% for the comparable period ended June 30, 2025. We have since expanded underwriting and expect to carefully increase new customer lending in the coming quarters.

The following table includes the volume of gross loan origination balances, excluding tax advance loans, by customer type for the following comparative quarterly periods:

Q1 FY 2027

Q1 FY 2026

Q1 FY 2025

New Customers

$24,930,044

$41,641,449

$31,834,005

Former Customers

$93,627,432

$96,035,870

$90,318,862

Refinance Customers

$640,399,793

$613,829,939

$559,874,646

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had 1,009 open branches. For branches open at least twelve months, same store gross loans increased 2.2% in the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2026, compared to a 1.1% increase for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2025. For branches open throughout both periods, the customer base over the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2026, decreased 1.7%, compared to an increase of 5.9% for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2025.

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Three-month financial results

Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 increased by $4.5 million to $6.1 million from net income of $1.6 million for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Net income per diluted share was $1.33 in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to $0.30 of net income per diluted share for the same quarter of the prior year. The first quarter of fiscal 2027 included $4.6 million ($3.6 million after tax) in expense related to the CEO transition. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the after-tax impact of the CEO transition expense, was $9.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and adjusted net income per diluted share was $2.12. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Total revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 increased to $139.2 million, a 4.8% increase from $132.8 million for the prior fiscal year. Interest and fee income increased 5.4%, from $115.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 to $121.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027. Insurance income remained essentially unchanged at $11.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to $11.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Interest and insurance yields for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, increased 91 basis points as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Other income increased $0.5 million, or 7.7%, to $6.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, as compared to $5.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.

The Company accrues for expected losses with a current expected credit loss ("CECL") methodology, which requires us to create a provision for credit losses on the day we originate the loan. The provision for credit losses decreased $6.7 million to $43.8 million, from $50.5 million when comparing the first quarter of fiscal 2027 to the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The table below itemizes the key components of the CECL allowance and provision impact during the quarter.

CECL Allowance and Provision (Dollars in millions)

Q1 FY 2027

Q1 FY 2026

Difference

Reconciliation

Beginning Allowance - March 31

112.0

103.4

8.6

Change due to Growth

1.2

3.3

(2.1

)

(2.1

)

Change due to Expected Loss Rate on Performing Loans

1.4

5.7

(4.3

)

(4.3

)

Change due to 90 days past due

(2.1

)

(3.3

)

1.2

Ending Allowance - June 30

112.5

109.1

3.4

(5.2

)

Net Charge-offs

43.3

44.8

(1.5

)

(1.5

)

Provision

43.8

50.5

(6.7

)

(6.7

)

Note: The change in allowance for the quarter plus net charge-offs for the quarter equals the provision for the quarter (see above reconciliation).

Net charge-offs for the quarter decreased $1.5 million, from $44.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, to $43.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average net loans receivable on an annualized basis decreased to 18.2% in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 from 19.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Net charge-offs during the quarter include recoveries of $1.6 million related to the sale of prior charge-offs.

Accounts 61 days or more past due decreased to 5.2% on a recency basis at June 30, 2026, compared to 5.4% at June 30, 2025. Recency delinquency on accounts 0 to 60 days past due decreased from 19.2% at June 30, 2025, to 18.1% at June 30, 2026. Our allowance for credit losses as a percentage of net loans receivable was 11.8% at June 30, 2026, compared to 11.6% at June 30, 2025.

The table below has been updated to reflect the customer tenure-based methodology, which aligns with our CECL methodology and illustrates changes in portfolio weighting.

Gross Loan Balance By Customer Tenure at Origination

As of

Less Than 2 Years

More Than 2 Years

Total

06/30/2021

$382,753,073

$840,444,842

$1,223,197,915

06/30/2022

$522,860,576

$1,119,072,168

$1,641,932,744

06/30/2023

$342,360,417

$1,055,724,428

$1,398,084,845

06/30/2024

$255,485,267

$1,019,396,030

$1,274,881,297

06/30/2025

$290,461,702

$973,963,799

$1,264,425,501

06/30/2026

$307,010,805

$983,106,650

$1,290,117,455

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Year-Over-Year Growth (Decline) in Gross Loan Balance by Customer Tenure at Origination

12 Month Period Ended

Less Than 2 Years

More Than 2 Years

Total

06/30/2021

$27,316,000

$127,928,141

$155,244,141

06/30/2022

$140,107,503

$278,627,326

$418,734,829

06/30/2023

$(180,500,159)

$(63,347,740

$(243,847,899)

06/30/2024

$(86,875,150)

$(36,328,398)

$(123,203,548)

06/30/2025

$34,976,435

$(45,432,231)

$(10,455,796)

06/30/2026

$16,549,103

$9,142,851

$25,691,954

Portfolio Mix by Customer Tenure at Origination

As of

Less Than 2 Years

More Than 2 Years

06/30/2021

31.3%

68.7%

06/30/2022

31.8%

68.2%

06/30/2023

24.5%

75.5%

06/30/2024

20.0%

80.0%

06/30/2025

23.0%

77.0%

06/30/2026

23.8%

76.2%

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses increased $5.8 million, or 8.2%, to $76.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, compared to $70.4 million in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of revenues, G&A expenses increased from 53.0% during the first quarter of fiscal 2026 to 54.7% during the first quarter of fiscal 2027. G&A expenses were negatively impacted by $4.6 million in CEO transition-related expenses.

Personnel expense increased $5.1 million, or 11.1%, during the first quarter of fiscal 2027 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Personnel expenses were negatively impacted by $4.3 million in CEO transition expenses.

Salary expense increased approximately $2.5 million, or 7.8%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Severance related costs increased salary expense by $2.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Our headcount as of June 30, 2026, remained relatively flat compared to June 30, 2025.

Benefit expense decreased approximately $1.0 million, or 10.6%, when comparing the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

Incentive expense increased $3.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The increase in incentive expense is primarily due to $2.0 million in CEO transition expense.

Occupancy and equipment expense increased approximately $0.2 million, or 2.1%, when comparing the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

Advertising expense decreased $0.2 million, or 7.6%, in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2026 due to decreased spending on new customer acquisition programs.

Interest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, increased by $1.8 million, or 18.6%, from the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Interest expense primarily increased due to a 27.6% increase in average debt outstanding for the quarter, partially offset by a 6.3% decrease in the effective interest rate from 8.3% to 7.8%. The average debt outstanding increased from $456.2 million to $582.3 million, when comparing the quarters ended June 30, 2025 and 2026. The Company’s debt to equity ratio increased to 1.6:1 at June 30, 2026, compared to 1.1:1 at June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $572.8 million of debt outstanding.

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Other key return ratios for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 included a 3.6% return on average assets and a return on average equity of 10.6% (both on a trailing twelve-month basis).

The Company repurchased 15,858 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2027. This is in addition to repurchases of 858,642 shares during fiscal 2026 at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $132.4 million. The Company repurchased 16.5% of its outstanding shares in fiscal 2026. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately $10.0 million in aggregate remaining repurchase capacity under its current share repurchase program and $63.8 million in aggregate remaining repurchase capacity under the terms of its revolving credit facility (subject to further board approval). The Company repurchased 400,617 shares during fiscal 2025 at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $54.2 million. The Company had approximately 4.5 million common shares outstanding, excluding 140,250 unvested restricted shares, as of June 30, 2026.

Non-GAAP financial measures

From time-to-time the Company uses certain financial measures derived on a basis other than generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), primarily by excluding from a comparable GAAP measure certain items the Company does not consider to be representative of its actual operating performance. Such financial measures qualify as “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in SEC rules. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures in operating its business because management believes they are less susceptible to variances in actual operating performance that can result from the excluded items and other infrequent charges. The Company may present these financial measures to investors because management believes they are useful to investors in evaluating the primary factors that drive the Company’s core operating performance and provide greater transparency into the Company’s results of operations. However, items that are excluded and other adjustments and assumptions that are made in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures are significant components to understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance. Such non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, the Company’s GAAP financial measures. Further, because these non-GAAP financial measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP and are, thus, susceptible to varying calculations, any non-GAAP financial measures, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

For purposes of assessing performance, the Company will present adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share to remove the after-tax impact of the CEO transition expense from the corresponding GAAP earnings metrics. Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors with useful supplemental information regarding the Company's operating performance by excluding an item management does not consider indicative of ongoing operations.

This measure has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP earnings or other income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles GAAP net income to Adjusted net income:

Three months ended June 30,

2026

Income before income taxes

7,898,157

Expenses:

Personnel

4,317,348

Other

324,061

Adjusted income before income taxes

12,539,566

Income tax expense at actual rate

2,846,481

Adjusted net income

9,693,085

Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding

4,581,141

Adjusted net income per common share, diluted

2.12

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About World Acceptance Corporation (World Finance)

Founded in 1962, World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLD), is a people-focused finance company that provides personal installment loan solutions and personal tax preparation and filing services to over one million customers each year. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, the Company operates more than 1,000 community-based World Finance branches across 16 states. The Company primarily serves a segment of the population that does not have ready access to credit; however, unlike many other lenders in this segment, we strive to work with our customers to understand their broader financial pictures, ensure they have the ability and stability to make payments, and help them achieve their financial goals. For more information, visit www.loansbyworld.com.

First quarter conference call

The senior management of World Acceptance Corporation will be discussing these results in its quarterly conference call to be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. A simulcast of the conference call will be available on the Internet at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=5a6pOxq2. The call will be available for replay on the Internet for approximately 30 days.

During the conference call, the Company may discuss and answer questions concerning business and financial developments and trends that have occurred after quarter-end. The Company’s responses to questions, as well as other matters discussed during the conference call, may contain or constitute information that has not been disclosed previously.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information

This press release may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that represent the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Statements other than those of historical fact, as well as those identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” "intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “project,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “probable” and any variation of the foregoing and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include the following: recently enacted, proposed or future legislation and the manner in which it is implemented, including pursuant to policies of the current U.S. administration; changes in the U.S. tax code; the nature and scope of regulatory authority, particularly discretionary authority, that is or may be exercised by regulators, including, but not limited to, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and individual state regulators having jurisdiction over the Company; the unpredictable nature of regulatory examinations, proceedings and litigation; employee misconduct or misconduct by third parties; uncertainties associated with management turnover and the effective succession of senior management, including the recent CEO transition and ongoing search for a permanent replacement; media and public characterization of consumer installment loans; labor unrest; the impact of changes in accounting rules and regulations, or their interpretation or application, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s reported consolidated financial statements or necessitate material delays or changes in the issuance of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements; the Company's assessment of its internal control over financial reporting; changes in interest rates; the impact of inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty; political and other risks, including the impact of wars, geopolitical conflict, regional conflicts and terrorism; risks relating to the acquisition or sale of assets or businesses or other strategic initiatives, including increased loan delinquencies or net charge-offs, the loss of key personnel, integration or migration issues, the failure to achieve anticipated synergies, increased costs of servicing, incomplete records, and retention of customers; risks inherent in making loans, including repayment risks and value of collateral; cybersecurity threats or incidents, including the potential or actual misappropriation of assets or sensitive information, corruption of data or operational disruption and the cost of the associated response thereto; our dependence on debt and the potential impact of limitations in the Company’s revolving credit facility and warehouse facility or other impacts on the Company's ability to borrow money on favorable terms, or at all; the timing and amount of revenues that may be recognized by the Company; changes in current revenue and expense trends (including trends affecting delinquency and charge-offs); the impact of extreme weather events and natural disasters; changes in the Company’s markets and general changes in the economy (particularly in the markets served by the Company).

These and other factors are discussed in greater detail in Part I, Item 1A,“Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, as filed with the SEC and the Company’s other reports filed with, or furnished to, the SEC from time to time. World Acceptance Corporation does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements it makes. The Company is also not responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond the publication date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet services.

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WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three months ended June 30,

2026

2025

Revenues:

Interest and fee income

121,515

115,303

Insurance and other income, net

17,694

17,472

Total revenues

139,209

132,775

Expenses:

Provision for credit losses

43,757

50,516

General and administrative expenses:

Personnel

50,826

45,762

Occupancy and equipment

12,035

11,786

Advertising

2,125

2,299

Amortization of intangible assets

774

831

Other

10,371

9,683

Total general and administrative expenses

76,131

70,361

Interest expense

11,423

9,630

Total expenses

131,311

130,507

Income before income taxes

7,898

2,268

Income tax expense

1,791

684

Net income

6,107

1,584

Net income per common share, diluted

1.33

0.30

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

4,581

5,289

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WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited and in thousands)

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

ASSETS

Cash

10,420

6,071

3,019

Gross loans receivable

1,293,946

1,278,988

1,264,341

Less:

Unearned interest, insurance and fees

(336,721

)

(325,064

)

(326,215

)

Allowance for credit losses

(112,509

)

(112,047

)

(109,027

)

Loans receivable, net

844,716

841,877

829,099

Restricted cash

17,558

23,303

5,107

Income taxes receivable

7,793

2,421

7,629

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

72,782

71,527

74,572

Property and equipment, net

17,220

17,431

19,138

Deferred income taxes, net

37,111

41,241

29,905

Other assets, net

60,632

38,669

42,432

Goodwill

7,371

Intangible assets, net

3,436

4,209

6,564

Total assets

1,079,039

1,054,120

1,024,836

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:

Revolving credit facility

467,649

443,935

302,674

Warehouse facility

105,182

143,293

—

Senior unsecured notes payable, net

—

169,064

Operating lease liability

75,240

73,965

77,087

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

65,266

37,996

47,381

Deferred revenue (contract liability)

3,522

3,926

3,027

Total liabilities

716,859

703,115

599,233

Shareholders' equity

362,180

351,005

425,603

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

1,079,039

1,054,120

1,024,836

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WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED STATISTICS

(unaudited and in thousands, except percentages and branches)

Three months ended June 30,

2026

2025

Gross loans receivable

1,293,946

1,264,341

Average gross loans receivable

(1)

1,280,587

1,239,483

Net loans receivable

(2)

957,225

938,126

Average net loans receivable

(3)

950,211

922,484

Expenses as a percentage of total revenue:

Provision for credit losses

31.4

38.0

General and administrative

54.7

53.0

Interest expense

8.2

7.3

Operating income as a % of total revenue

(4)

13.9

9.0

Loan volume

(5)

758,916

751,502

Net charge-offs as percent of average net loans receivable on an annualized basis

18.2

19.4

Return on average assets (trailing 12 months)

3.6

7.8

Return on average equity (trailing 12 months)

10.6

19.1

Branches opened or acquired (merged or closed), net

—

(10

)

Branches open (at period end)

1,009

1,014

(1)

Average gross loans receivable is determined by averaging month-end gross loans receivable over the indicated period.

(2)

Net loans receivable is defined as gross loans receivable less unearned interest and deferred fees.

(3)

Average net loans receivable is determined by averaging month-end gross loans receivable less unearned interest and deferred fees over the indicated period.

(4)

Operating income is computed as total revenues less provision for credit losses and general and administrative expenses.

(5)

Loan volume includes all loan balances originated by the Company. It does not include loans purchased through acquisitions.

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Area code of city

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.

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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.

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Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name

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Name of the City or Town

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Code for the postal or zip code

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Name of the state or province.

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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.

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Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.

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Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.

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Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.

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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

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The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.

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Local phone number for entity.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.

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Title of a 12(b) registered security.

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Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.

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Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.

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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

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