Exhibit 99.1

                QC Holdings, Inc. Extends Common Stock
              Repurchase Program and Adopts 10b5-1 Plan

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2005--QC Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ: QCCO) announced that its Board of Directors has extended
the Company's common stock repurchase program through December 31,
2006. The program would have otherwise expired on December 31, 2005.
Under the repurchase program, the Company is authorized to spend up to
$10 million to repurchase its common stock in open market and
negotiated transactions. Through December 15, 2005, the Company has
repurchased approximately 295,000 shares of its common stock at a cost
of approximately $3,450,000.
    The Company also announced that it added to its stock repurchase
program a pre-arranged repurchase plan (the "10b5-1 Plan") intended to
comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and of Rule
10b-18 under the Exchange Act. A 10b5-1 plan permits a company to
repurchase its common stock during times when it would not normally be
in the market due to possession of nonpublic information. All
repurchases of common stock will be made in compliance with
regulations set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission and
will be subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements
and other factors. This program does not obligate the Company to
acquire any particular amount of common stock and the plan may be
suspended at any time at the Company's discretion.

    About QC Holdings, Inc.

    Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, QC Holdings, Inc. is a
leading provider of payday loans in the United States, operating 525
stores in 25 states at December 15, 2005, (each of the Company's 19
North Carolina stores was closed prior to December 1, 2005). With more
than 20 years of operating experience in the retail consumer finance
industry, the Company entered the payday loan market in 1992 and,
since 1998, has grown from 48 stores to 525 stores through a
combination of new, or de novo, stores and acquisitions. During fiscal
2004, the Company advanced more than $783 million to customers through
payday loans and reported total revenues of $124.8 million.

    Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer: This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on the Company's current expectations and are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking
statements. These risks include (1) changes in laws or regulations or
governmental interpretations of existing laws and regulations
governing consumer protection or payday lending practices, (2)
litigation or regulatory action directed towards us or the payday loan
industry, (3) volatility in our earnings, primarily as a result of
fluctuations in loan loss experience and the rate of growth in unit
stores, (4) negative media reports and public perception of the payday
loan industry and the impact on state legislatures and federal and
state regulators, (5) changes in our key management personnel, (6)
integration risks and costs associated with acquisitions, and (7) the
other risks detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. QC will not update any
forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect
future events or developments.



    CONTACT: QC Holdings, Inc.
             Douglas E. Nickerson, 913-234-5154
             www.qcholdings.com