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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardIncreaseDecreaseofSharesAuthorizedforGrant" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardIncreaseDecreaseofSharesAuthorizedforGrant" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceSharesTargetPerShareTradingPrice" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceSharesTargetPerShareTradingPrice" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardReclassificationtoEquityAwards" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardReclassificationtoEquityAwards" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" name="StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanVestingInEventOfParticipantReachingRetirementAgePercentage" name="SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanVestingInEventOfParticipantReachingRetirementAgePercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanVestingInEventOfParticipantReachingRetirementAgeYearsofService" name="SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanVestingInEventOfParticipantReachingRetirementAgeYearsofService" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanVestingInEventOfParticipantsDeathOrDisabilityOrTerminationOfPlanDueToChangeInControl" name="SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanVestingInEventOfParticipantsDeathOrDisabilityOrTerminationOfPlanDueToChangeInControl" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ezpw_SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefitsSalaryContinuationPeriod" name="SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefitsSalaryContinuationPeriod" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_TemporaryEquityAttributabletoParentFairValueDisclosure" name="TemporaryEquityAttributabletoParentFairValueDisclosure" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="ezpw_TemporaryEquityIncludingPortionAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterestsFairValueDisclosure" name="TemporaryEquityIncludingPortionAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterestsFairValueDisclosure" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_TemporaryEquityRedemptionRequirementStockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue" name="TemporaryEquityRedemptionRequirementStockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ezpw_TemporaryEquityRepurchaseofCommonStockDuringPeriodValue" name="TemporaryEquityRepurchaseofCommonStockDuringPeriodValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ezpw_TypeofEscrowDepositDomain" name="TypeofEscrowDepositDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_UndistributedLossesofForeignSubsidiaries" name="UndistributedLossesofForeignSubsidiaries" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ezpw_UnsecuredLongTermConsumerLoansInPayrollMember" name="UnsecuredLongTermConsumerLoansInPayrollMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ezpw_UnsecuredShortTermConsumerLoansMember" name="UnsecuredShortTermConsumerLoansMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ezpw_VariableInterestEntitiesIncome" name="VariableInterestEntitiesIncome" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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</xsd:schema>
