FirstCash Stands To Benefit From Pressures On Both Consumers And Other Lenders

miriam-doerr/iStock via Getty Images Trends have been solidly in FirstCash’s (NASDAQ:FCFS) favor in a year or so since I last wrote about this leading pawn lender and lease-to-own financier. Not only has inflation put some pressure on household budgets, but alternate consumer finance companies have in many cases pulled back on their own activities due to rising losses and higher capital costs – once again highlighting FirstCash’s access to attractively priced capital as a key long-term factor. I expect  ...