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World Acceptance Corporation

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL ON THE INTERNET

GREENVILLE, S.C. July 11, 2001— World Acceptance Corporation (Nasdaq/NM:WRLD) will provide an on-line, real-time Web-cast and rebroadcast of its first quarter results conference call to be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, the same day as its earnings.

The live broadcast of World Acceptance Corporation's conference call will be available on-line at www.streetevents.com and www.viavid.com on July 18, 2001, beginning at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time).  The on-line replay will follow immediately and continue for 30 days.

World Acceptance Corporation is one of the nation's largest small-loan consumer finance companies, operating 424 offices in 10 states. It is also the parent company of ParaData Financial Systems, a provider of computer software solutions for the consumer finance industry.