New Business Comes to Galion

By Nathan Crock

Inquirer Cor­re­spon­dent

On July 12, Galion wel­comed a new busi­ness to town. At 10 a.m. First Amer­i­can Cash Advance had their rib­bon cut­ting cer­e­mony. Local com­mu­nity offi­cials includ­ing City Man­ager Gene Troy, Cham­ber of Com­merce Pres­i­dent and CEO Joe Kleinknecht, and Com­merce Ambas­sador Jodi Webb from Acme Elec­tron­ics Recy­cling were in atten­dance for the opening.

First Amer­i­can Cash Advance is located at 222 Port­land Way North in Galion. It is in the same shop­ping plaza as Geyer’s. One of the ser­vices they pro­vide include loans up to $1,075. If apply­ing for a loan they ask that you bring in two forms of ID, your check­book, your lat­est check­ing account state­ment, you’re most recent proof of income, and ver­i­fi­ca­tion of your social secu­rity number.

Another ser­vice they pro­vide is tax ser­vices such as refund esti­ma­tion, tax return prepa­ra­tion, and fil­ing ser­vices. They also pro­vide West­ern Union money trans­fers, money orders, and bill pay. Bill pay includes pay­ing auto, home, and other bills there. Another ser­vice they pro­vide is cash for gold. With this ser­vice you can bring in unwanted gold and swap it for cash.

First Amer­i­can Cash Advance has over three thou­sand offices in the coun­try includ­ing offices in Bucyrus and Mans­field. The Galion office busi­ness hours are as fol­lows. Mon­day through Thurs­day 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri­day 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sat­ur­day 9 a.m.-1 p.m. They are closed on Sun­days. The man­ager of the store is Todd Dilley.

First Amer­i­can Cash Advance has been around since 1997 and is wholly owned sub­sidiary of Grupo Elek­tra. You can reach the store by phone at (419) 468‑3015 or by fax at (419) 468‑6986. They also have a web­site which is FirstAmericanServices.net.