The acquisition of these stores provides an opportunity to further expand and strengthen our store footprint in Belfast.
Jeff Weiss, Chairman and CEO, Dollar Financial

Dollar Financial Corp (NASDAQ:DLLR) announced the acquisition of four payday loan stores stores in Northern Ireland for £550,000 ($891,000 US). Three of the stores reside in central Belfast with the fourth store situated in the town of Lisburn, the third largest city in Northern Ireland. The acquired stores are multi-product locations offering check cashing, payday lending, and pawn broking services.

Commenting on the acquisition, Jeff Weiss, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The acquisition of these stores provides an opportunity to further expand and strengthen our store footprint in Belfast, which is the largest and most densely populated market in Northern Ireland. All four stores occupy prime locations with strong local customer demographics for our products and services, which should serve to further strengthen our strong brand awareness in that market. We intend to incorporate our entire product suite in these stores, including Western Union money transfer, foreign exchange, debit cards, and other products and services, as well as extend our internet lending and secured pawn lending options to these customers."

Dollar Financial Corp operates 1,264 stores, including 1,078 company-operated financial services stores and 186 franchised and agent locations in the United States, Canada, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.