Dollar Financial in 3-for-2 split

Dollar Financial Corp. said that its stock would split 3-for-2 in February.

The Berwyn company, which provides payday-lending, check-cashing, and money-transfer services, said that those holding shares as of Jan. 20 would be issued an additional half-share on Feb. 4.

The company would then have about 36.6 million shares outstanding.

Dollar Financial operates 1,193 locations, both company-owned and franchised, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Poland.

Shares were up 15 cents, to $30.49, in Nasdaq trading.    - Roslyn Rudolph