Cash America 2003 Annual Report Download - page 2

Bridges help people get where they’re going.
A bridge can be a jaw-dropping marvel. Crossing
long expanses. Requiring clever engineering acrobatics.
Although sometimes a short, straightforward bridge is
all that’s needed. In any case, the purpose of a bridge is
simple – to overcome obstacles and get people where
they need to go.
At Cash America, our purpose is simple. We help
people get where they’re going by providing a financial
bridge. We offer them a route to take even when other
options have been washed away. Providing our
customers a solution to get from one point to another
and to deal with the financial challenges that would
otherwise inhibit them is the goal of Cash America
and its 3,800 service representatives worldwide.
Last year, we made it our mission to stay on
course, to focus on our lending products and our
commitment to unparalleled levels of service to our
customers. And it has worked. We’ve had quite a year.
We’ve crossed a few bridges along the way, and we
continue to move forward.
Throughout this report, you’ll see images of some
of the world’s most interesting bridges. Large. Small.
Old. New. In addition to their utility, these bridges are
works of art, tributes to human ingenuity and
perseverance. We think the people of Cash America
are similarly talented bridge builders.
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
San Francisco, California
For over a century, people dreamed
of bridging the Golden Gate Strait
between the Pacific Ocean and the
San Francisco Bay. It was a grand
triumph upon its completion in 1937.
Since that time, nearly 1.75 billion
vehicles have crossed over the Golden
Gate Bridge. It took four years to build,
and its 4,200-ft. suspension span
remained the longest in the world
until 1964.
Cash America International, Inc.
BUILDIN G A FIN AN C IAL BRIDG E