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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):
                                October 20, 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)

[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
   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 October 20, 2005, Cash America International, Inc. (the "Company")
         announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended
         September 30, 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 October 20, 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: October 20, 2005             By:      /s/  J. Curtis Linscott
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                                            J. Curtis Linscott
                                            Vice President, General Counsel &
                                            Secretary



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Earnings news release dated October 20, 2005, issued by Cash
                  America International, Inc.

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