Pawns in the game; This is Money: Pawnbrokers might not the first people you'd visit to sort out your cash-flow crisis, but more and more people are turning to them. Helen Monks reports.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: March 8, 2002| Author: Monks, Helen | Copyright information

Byline: HELEN MONKS

THINK pawnbroking and you think Dickensian drudgery, with wretched unfortunates reduced to swapping their treasured assets for just enough cash to keep them out of bother.

But pawnbrokers appear to be enjoying a renaissance. They say their services have changed and that their diverse customer base appreciates their quick, non-judgmental and costeffective services.

The National Association of Pawnbrokers (NAP) argues that, far fro...

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