1 EXHIBIT 24 THE CREDIT STORE, INC Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of The Credit Store, Inc., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard S. Angel and Michael J. Philippe, and any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation authorized for issuance under said Corporation's 1997 Amended Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and either of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 30th day of May, 2000. /s/ Jay L. Botchman -------------------------------------------- Jay L. Botchman 2 THE CREDIT STORE, INC Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of The Credit Store, Inc., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard S. Angel and Michael J. Philippe, and any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation authorized for issuance under said Corporation's 1997 Amended Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and either of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 30th day of May, 2000. /s/ Barry Breeman -------------------------------------------- Barry Breeman 3 THE CREDIT STORE, INC Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of The Credit Store, Inc., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard S. Angel and Michael J. Philippe, and any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation authorized for issuance under said Corporation's 1997 Amended Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and either of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 30th day of May, 2000. /s/ J. Richard Budd, III -------------------------------------------- J. Richard Budd, III 4 THE CREDIT STORE, INC Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of The Credit Store, Inc., a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard S. Angel and Michael J. Philippe, and any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation authorized for issuance under said Corporation's 1997 Amended Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and either of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 30th day of May, 2000. /s/ Geoffrey Thompson -------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Thompson