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Children are bringing in an average of $15 per week in allowance, as outlined by a newly released questionnaire. However cash earned isn’t really cash saved, and most moms and dads point out their children are spending their allowance just as swiftly as they get it. Children usually get a bigger allowance the older they […]

Dollar Loan Center CEO Chuck Brennan Makes Third Annual Commitment To Henderson Baseball Club Henderson Little League, the city’s largest youth baseball club, got a boost from Dollar Loan Center for its 2013 season. Chuck Brennan, the company’s CEO, made his third annual contribution to Henderson Little League at its opening ceremonies recently with a check […]

The Anaheim Ducks today announced that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed a partnership agreement with Dollar Loan Center, one of the nation’s leading short-term lenders since 1998. “We are thrilled to reach a partnership agreement with Dollar Loan Center,” said Ducks Director of Corporate Partnership Sales Greg Rieber. “This wide-ranging partnership will […]

Health Care Health care rates are forecasted to leap 6.3%. Typical employee expenses, such as premiums plus out-of-pocket expenses, are anticipated to average $4,814, up from $4,400 in 2012. Experts state employee premiums continue to increase as businesses look for ways to reduce healthcare expenses. Taxes Although the fiscal cliff deal helped Americans steer clear […]

Dollar Loan Center owners Chuck Brennan and Keith Bergh continued their efforts to help revitalize a Sioux Falls, South Dakota neighborhood this week with a $5,000 donation to the Pettigrew Heights Neighborhood Association. The company, which operates in four states, houses its corporate headquarters in the neighborhood. Pettigrew Heights spokesperson Kathryn Henning, association president Mark […]

For the third year in a row, Dollar Loan Center CEO Chuck Brennan gave $15,000 to Opportunity Village from its annual “Heat Is On” summer promotion. Since 2010, the company has pledged $100 to the Las Vegas charity for every day the temperature in Southern Nevada reaches 100 degrees or more. This year, the Las […]

Chuck Brennan Announces Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in South Dakota Southern Nevada entrepreneur and philanthropist Chuck Brennan is giving back to his hometown with a $3 million gift to the Boys & Girls Club in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Brennan Rock & Roll Academy will provide the first ever music education for children […]

Sioux Falls business owner Chuck Brennan has pledged to fund a $3 million project to create a unique musical program for kids in the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire. Brennan, the majority owner of Dollar Loan Center, said he will raise the funds to create the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy at […]

Today Dollar Loan Center is celebrating the grand opening of eight (8) new locations across the country. We opened four in California, two in Utah, one in Las Vegas, and re-opened our 41st store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a brand new building. Below are the address and contact info for all of these […]

The amount of individuals who do not have bank accounts is rising, as numerous households use other ways of obtaining cash — like prepaid cards, cash advance loans, pawnshops and check-cashing services. Almost 10 million, are lacking a bank account, as outlined by study results published Wednesday via the FDIC. That’s up from 7.7%, or […]