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Exhibit 21
SUBSIDIARIES
of
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Corporate Name or Organization
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World Acceptance Corporation South Carolina
World Finance Corporation of South Carolina, Inc. South Carolina
World Finance Corporation of Georgia Georgia
World Finance Corporation of Texas Texas
World Acceptance Corporation of Oklahoma, Inc. Oklahoma
World Finance Corporation of Louisiana Louisiana
World Acceptance Corporation of Missouri Missouri
World Finance Corporation of Tennessee Tennessee
World Acceptance Corporation of Alabama Alabama
WAC Insurance Company, Ltd. Turks & Caicos Islands
WFC Limited Partnership Texas, but not Inc.
WFC of South Carolina, Inc. South Carolina
World Finance Corporation of Illinois Illinois
World Finance Corporation of New Mexico New Mexico
World Finance Corporation of Kentucky Kentucky
WFC Services, Inc. Tennessee
