Research Update: Main St. Personal Finance Inc. Assigned 'B-' Ratings; Outlook Stable Jun 11

Standard & Poors, June 2011

Abstract
MSPF faces increasing regulatory risk, which limits ratings especially given MSPF's limited geographic diversification relative to rated peers. There is favorable demand for payday and check cashing products, and MSPF credit risk is limited. We are assigning a 'B-' counterparty credit rating to MSPF and a 'B-' issue rating to the company's $95 million proposed senior secured notes. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that MSPF will maintain a concentrated revenue base and that it will complete its proposed acquisition of ECA Holding LLC and LEJ Holding LLC within the next few months. On June 16, 2011, Standard & Poor's Rating Services assigned its 'B-' long-term counterparty credit ratings to U.S.-based consumer lender Main St. Personal Finance Inc. (MSPF). At...

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