SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announces that class action litigation has been brought on behalf of those who purchased or acquired the common stock of World Acceptance Corp. (“World” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WRLD) between April 25, 2013 and March 12, 2014, inclusive (the “Class Period”).
If you purchased or acquired World common stock during the Class Period, you may move the Court for appointment as lead plaintiff by no later than June 23, 2014. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your share of any recovery in the action will not be affected by your decision of whether to seek appointment as lead plaintiff. You may retain Lieff Cabraser, or other attorneys, as your counsel in the action.
World investors who wish to learn more about the action and how to seek appointment as lead plaintiff should click here or contact Sharon M. Lee of Lieff Cabraser toll-free at 1-800-541-7358.
Background on the World Securities Class Litigation
The action charges World and certain of its officers with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. World, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina is one of America’s largest providers of installment loans, offering small loans, medium-term larger loans, and related credit insurance products and services to those who have limited access to other sources of consumer credit.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) World’s loan practices do not abide by the Consumer Financial Protection Act or the Truth in Lending Act; (ii) the World lacked adequate internal and financial controls; and (iii) as a result of the above, the Company’s financial statements with regard to its growth, operations and business prospects were false and misleading at all relevant times.
On March 13, 2014, World disclosed that it had received a Civil Investigative Demand from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to “determine whether finance companies or other unnamed persons have been or are engaging in unlawful acts or practices in connection with the marketing, offering, or extension of credit” and “to determine whether Bureau action to obtain legal or equitable relief would be in the public interest.”
On this news, the price of World’s common stock fell $19.07 per share, or 19.59%, from a closing price of $97.32 on March 12, 2014, to close at $78.25 on March 13, 2014, on extremely heavy trading volume.
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