EXHIBIT 99.2

                        Press Release of October 1, 2002





                  EZCORP ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF CREDIT FACILITY



AUSTIN, TEXAS (OCTOBER 1, 2002) -- EZCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM: EZPW) announced that
it has amended its credit facility to extend the maturity date of the facility
to November 1, 2002. Commenting on this announcement, Dan Tonissen, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, "In conjunction with extending
the maturity date of our existing credit facility, we have been working with
Wells Fargo Bank on a re-syndication. We currently have commitments for
approximately 80% of this new facility and anticipate closing on this new
facility in the next thirty days."

EZCORP offers consumers convenient, non-recourse loans collateralized by
tangible personal property, and short-term non-collateralized loans, often
referred to as payday loans. A secondary, but related, business activity is the
selling of previously owned merchandise consisting primarily of forfeited
collateral. The Company currently operates 280 stores in eleven states.

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the
Company's expected performance for future periods including, but not limited to,
the success of re-syndicating the Company's credit facility. Actual results may
materially differ from these statements. Such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties such as changing market conditions in the overall
economy and the industry, consumer demand for the Company's services and
merchandise, changes in regulatory environment, and other factors which are
periodically discussed in the Company's annual, quarterly and other reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For additional information, contact Dan Tonissen at (512) 314-2289