WORLD ACCEPTANCE INVESTIGATION INITIATED BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates World Acceptance Corp. for Possible Stock Fraud

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into World Acceptance Corp. WRLD.

On August 10, 2015, World Acceptance disclosed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ("CFPB") Enforcement Office is considering recommending that the CFPB take legal action against the Company and expects to allege that the Company violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 regarding its marketing and lending practices.

On this news, the price of World Acceptance's shares plummeted by 34%.

KSF's investigation is focusing on whether World Acceptance and/or its officers and directors violated state or federal securities laws.

If you are a World Acceptance shareholder who has suffered losses related to your investment or have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com).

About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is a law firm focused on securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation with offices in New York, California and Louisiana. KSF's lawyers have significant experience litigating complex securities class actions nationwide on behalf of both institutional and individual shareholders.

To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.

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