Exhibit 99.2

      Cash America Announces New Share Repurchase Authorization

    FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2007--Cash America
International, Inc. (NYSE:CSH) announced today that its board of
directors, at its regularly scheduled meeting, authorized the
repurchase of up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock in
open market transactions. This new authorization cancels and replaces
a previous authorization to purchase up to 1.5 million shares, under
which fewer than 30% of the authorized shares remained available for
repurchase as of September 30, 2007. The amount and prices paid for
any future share purchases under the new authorization will be based
on market activities at the time of the purchase in compliance with
securities guidelines and procedures.

    Repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock for general
corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2007, there were approximately
29 million shares of Cash America common stock outstanding; therefore,
the new authorization represents approximately 5% of the currently
outstanding shares of the Company.

    Commenting on the new authorization, Daniel R. Feehan, President
and Chief Executive Officer, said, "While we continue to believe that
invested capital is profitably deployed in the expansion of our
primary business activities, the ability to selectively purchase
shares in the open market provides opportunity for additional long
term shareholder appreciation. Recently prevailing prices have, in our
view, represented a favorable opportunity for the purchase of Cash
America shares with a view toward return on investment."

    The Company also announced today that its earnings per share for
the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 were up 31% on $16,560,000
in net income (55 cents per share) compared to $12,941,000 (42 cents
per share) in net income for the third quarter of 2006. The 2007 third
quarter net income of $16.6 million has been reduced by a one-time
pre-tax gain of $6.3 million (13 cents per share after taxes)
resulting from the sale of securities during the 2007 period. Total
revenue for the three month 2007 period rose 40% to $231.5 million
compared to the prior year third quarter. Results for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 included a 30% increase in net income to $49
million ($1.61 cents per share), excluding one-time gains, on a 40%
increase in total revenue which reached $668.3 million for the period.

    Cash America International, Inc. is a provider of specialty
financial services to individuals in the United States with 936 total
locations. Cash America is the largest provider of secured
non-recourse loans to individuals, commonly referred to as pawn loans,
through 495 locations in 22 states under the brand names Cash America
Pawn and SuperPawn. The Company also offers short-term cash advances
in many of its locations including 301 locations that offer this
service under the brand names Cash America Payday Advance and
Cashland. Short-term cash advances are also offered over the Internet
to customers in the United States and the United Kingdom at
http://www.cashnetusa.com and http://www.quickquid.co.uk,
respectively. In addition, check cashing services are provided through
its 140 franchised and Company-owned "Mr. Payroll" check cashing
centers.

    For additional information regarding the Company and the services
it provides, visit the Company's websites located at:

http://www.cashamerica.com                http://www.cashlandloans.com
http://www.cashnetusa.com                 http://www.quickquid.co.uk

    Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995

    This release contains forward-looking statements about the
business, financial condition and prospects of Cash America
International, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company"). The actual
results of the Company could differ materially from those indicated by
the forward-looking statements because of various risks and
uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in demand for the
Company's services, the actions of third parties who offer products
and services at the Company's locations, fluctuations in the price of
gold, changes in competition, the ability of the Company to open new
operating units in accordance with its plans, economic conditions,
real estate market fluctuations, interest rate fluctuations, changes
in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in the capital markets,
changes in tax and other laws and governmental rules and regulations
applicable to the Company's business, the ability to successfully
integrate newly acquired businesses into the Company's operations and
other risks indicated in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties are beyond the
ability of the Company to control, nor can the Company predict, in
many cases, all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its
actual results to differ materially from those indicated within the
forward-looking statements. When used in this release, terms such as
"believes," "estimates," "plans," "expects," "anticipates" and similar
expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date
of this release.

    CONTACT: Cash America International, Inc., Fort Worth
             Thomas A. Bessant, Jr., 817-335-1100