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                                  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

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
                                 April 21, 2005

                        CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Texas                   1-9733                       75-2018239
 (State of incorporation)   (Commission File No.)             (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification No.)


                              1600 West 7th Street
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
   (17 CFR 230.425)

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   (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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   Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
   Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

           On April 21, 2005, Cash America International, Inc. (the
           "Company") announced its consolidated financial results for
           the quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of the Company's
           earnings news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
           report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

          (c)  Exhibits - The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to the
               disclosures included under Item 2.02 of this report on Form 8-K.

          99.1 Copy of earnings news release dated April 21, 2005, issued by
               Cash America International, Inc.



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                                   SIGNATURES

     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.

                                      CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Date: April 21, 2005                  By:      /s/  Hugh A. Simpson
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                                               Hugh A. Simpson
                                               Executive Vice President, General
                                               Counsel and Secretary

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Earnings news release dated April 21, 2005, issued by Cash
                  America International, Inc.

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