Nicholas Financial Inc (NASDAQ:NICK)

Nicholas Financial, Inc. is a consumer finance company, that specializes in purchasing and servicing auto loans made by franchised and independent auto dealers, via a network of company owned and operated branch offices. It provides direct consumer loans and purchases installment sales contracts from automobile dealers for used cars and light trucks. The company, through its software subsidiary, Nicholas Data Services, Inc., designs, develops, supports and sells accounting software to small businesses throughout North America. Nicholas Financial was founded by Peter L. Vosotas in 1985 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.