EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Cash America International, Inc. (the
"COMPANY") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "REPORT"),
I, Thomas A. Bessant, Jr., Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



 /s/ Thomas A. Bessant, Jr.
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Thomas A. Bessant, Jr.
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

Dated: August 14, 2002