UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 21, 2009

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First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(817) 460-3947
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  

NA
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. has issued a press release announcing that it has re-affirmed its previous guidance for Fiscal 2008 earnings to be in a range of $1.24 to $1.26 per share. The Company's press release dated January 21, 2009 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 8.01.

The information provided in this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by the specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

      99.1 Press Release dated January 21, 2009 announcing the Company re-affirmed Fiscal 2008 earnings guidance.

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SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (Registrant)
January 21, 2009 (Date)		/s/   R. DOUGLAS ORR R. Douglas Orr Chief Accounting Officer

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	Exhibit Index
	99.1	Press release dated January 21, 2009

EXHIBIT 99.1

First Cash Re-Affirms Fiscal 2008 Earnings Guidance; Earnings Release Scheduled for January 27

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCFS) today re-affirmed its earnings estimate for fiscal 2008. The Company is maintaining its previous estimate of $1.24 to $1.26 earnings per share from continuing operations for the full year of 2008. This range represents an estimated earnings increase of 33% to 35% over the prior year. The fiscal 2008 earnings announcement is currently scheduled for release before the market opens on Tuesday, January 27.

Forward-Looking Information

This release may contain forward-looking statements about the business, financial condition and prospects of First Cash Financial Services, Inc. ("First Cash" or the "Company"). Forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "projects," "expects," "may," "estimates," "should," "plans," "intends," "could," or "anticipates," or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release inc lude, without limitation, the Company's expectations of earnings per share, earnings growth, and other performance results. These statements are made to provide the public with management's current assessment of the Company's business. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances that such expectations will prove to be accurate. Security holders are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this statement, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to report any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Certain factors may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made in this release. Such fa ctors are difficult to predict and many are beyond the control of the Company and may include changes in regional, national or international economic conditions, changes in the inflation rate, changes in the unemployment rate, changes in consumer borrowing and repayment behaviors, changes in credit markets, credit losses, changes or increases in competition, the ability to locate, open and staff new stores, the availability or access to sources of inventory, inclement weather, the ability to successfully integrate acquisitions, the ability to retain key management personnel, the ability to operate with limited regulation as a credit services organization in Texas, new legislative initiatives or governmental regulations (or changes to existing laws and regulations) affecting short-term loan businesses, credit services organizations, pawn businesses and buy-here/pay-here automotive businesses in both the U.S. and Mexico, unforeseen litigation, changes in interest rates, changes in tax rates or policies, change s in gold prices, changes in energy prices, changes in used-vehicle prices, cost of funds, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, future business decisions, and other uncertainties. These and other risks, uncertainties and regulatory developments are further and more completely described in the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated in subsequent releases on Form 10-Q.

About First Cash

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer and provider of consumer financial services. Its pawn stores make small loans secured by pledged personal property, retail a wide variety of jewelry, electronics, tools and other merchandise, and in many locations, provide short-term loans and credit services products. The Company's short-term loan locations provide various combinations of short-term loan products, installment loans, check cashing, credit services and other financial services products. In total, the Company owns and operates over 525 stores in twelve U.S. states and fifteen states in Mexico. First Cash is also an equal partner in Cash & Go, Ltd., a joint venture, which owns and operates 39 check cashing and financial services kiosks located inside convenience stores.

First Cash is a component company in both the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index(r) and the Russell 2000 Index(r). First Cash's common stock (ticker symbol "FCFS") is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, which has the highest initial listing standards of any stock exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements.

The First Cash Financial Services, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3365

CONTACT:  First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
          Rick Wessel, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
          Doug Orr, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
          (817) 505-3199
          investorrelations@firstcash.com
          www.firstcash.com