Peter H. Watson

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. provides consumer financial services and related specialty retail products. It operates pawn and cash advance stores. The company manages its pawn and consumer loan operations under its segments: U.S. pawn operations segment, U.S. consumer loan operations segment and Mexico operations segment. These segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment because they have similar economic characteristics and similar long-term financial performance metrics. The company's pawn stores offer small loans secured by personal property such as jewelry, consumer electronics, tools, sporting goods and musical instruments are pledged as collateral for the loans. Its Cash advance stores offer consumer financial services product, including credit services, short term and payday loans, check cashing, money orders, money transfers, prepaid card products and other financial services products. First Cash Financial Services was founded in July 1988 and is headquartered in Arlington, TX.