UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  May 12, 2005
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):


                                QC HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Kansas                     000-50840               48-1209939
  (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

           9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 1500
                     Overland Park, Kansas                       66210
           (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


                                 (913) 234-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

See attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K a News Release dated May 12, 2005
concerning the QC Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") financial results for the three
months ended March 31, 2005.

The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of or otherwise subject
to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of the
Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or
the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this
Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits


       99.1   News release issued by QC Holdings, Inc., dated May 12, 2005,
              titled "QC Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results" that
              reports the Company's financial results for the three months ended
              March 31, 2005.





                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        QC Holdings, Inc.


Date: May 12, 2005                      By: /s/ Douglas E. Nickerson
                                            ------------------------
                                            Douglas E. Nickerson
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                             Officer)