Bellwether Report.com is Following EZCORP Inc.

M2 Presswire, October, 2006

M2 PRESSWIRE-13 October 2006-bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report.com is Following EZCORP Inc.(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13102006 The Bellwether Report Takes Notice of EZCORP Inc. (Nasdaq: EZPW) No mere pawn in the game, EZCORP is one of the largest operators of pawnshops in the US.

In addition to collecting interest from loans it makes, EZCORP also sells second-hand jewelry, tools, electronics, sports equipment, and musical instruments through some 280 pawnshops. Its inventory is built from items forfeited by customers who used them as collateral and then failed to repay small, short-term, high-interest loans. EZCORP also offers customers unsecured loans, commonly referred to as "payday loans" or "payroll advances" through about 100 of...