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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Linscott John Curtis   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC [CSH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, General Counsel & Sec'y. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1600 W. 7TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/27/2010 (Street) FORT WORTH, TX 76102 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Restricted Stock Units (Common Stock, par value $.10) 01/27/2010   A   5,600 (1) (2) A $ 0 24,907 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.10               5,796 D   Common Stock, par value $.10               700.307 (3) I Benefit Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (rigut to buy)

$ 7.95

07/28/2003

01/23/2012

Common

2,500

2,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Linscott John Curtis 1600 W. 7TH STREET FORT WORTH, TX 76102			EVP, General Counsel & Sec'y.

Signatures

/s/ J. Curtis Linscott		01/29/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These restricted stock units will vest in 25% increments on February 27, 2011 and on January 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
(2)	Not included in this amount are 3,732 restricted stock units (the "Performance-Based RSUs") granted by the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the "Committee") on January 27, 2010 that may vest subject to the Issuer's achievement of certain financial performance goals over a three-year period. From 0% to 100% of these Performance-Based RSUs are eligible to vest on January 1, 2013, subject to certification by the Committee.
(3)	Reflects an adjustment for dividends paid to the Reporting Person pursuant to the dividend reinvestment provisions of the Company's Benefit Plan where the shares are held.

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