Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

|Name                                                                |  | Jurisdiction of
Organization
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|AARC, INC.                                                          |  | Delaware                    
|AAIC, INC.                                                          |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA LEASING SERVICES, INC.                              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA SERVICING OF ARKANSAS, INC.                         |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA SERVICING OF GEORGIA, INC.                          |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA SERVICING OF INDIANA, INC.                          |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA SERVICING OF TEXAS, L.P.                            |  | Texas                       
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF ALABAMA, INC.              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF ALASKA, INC.               |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF ARIZONA, INC.              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF ARKANSAS, INC.             |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF CALIFORNIA, LLC            |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF COLORADO, LLC              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF CONNECTICUT, INC.          |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF DELAWARE, INC.             |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, INC. |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF FLORIDA, INC.              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF GEORGIA, INC.              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF HAWAII, INC.               |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF IDAHO, INC.                |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF ILLINOIS, INC.             |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF INDIANA, INC.              |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF IOWA, INC.                 |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF KANSAS, INC.               |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF KENTUCKY, INC.             |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF LOUISIANA, LLC             |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MAINE, INC.                |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MARYLAND, INC.             |  | Delaware                    
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.        |  | Delaware                    
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|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MICHIGAN, INC.                                                                                                                                              |  | Delaware
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|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MINNESOTA, INC.                                                                                                                                             |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC                                                                                                                                            |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MISSOURI, INC.                                                                                                                                              |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF MONTANA, INC.                                                                                                                                               |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NEBRASKA, INC.                                                                                                                                              |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NEVADA, INC.                                                                                                                                                |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC.                                                                                                                                         |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NEW JERSEY, INC.                                                                                                                                            |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.                                                                                                                                            |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NEW YORK, INC.                                                                                                                                              |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.                                                                                                                                        |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF NORTH DAKOTA, INC.                                                                                                                                          |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF OHIO, INC.                                                                                                                                                  |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF OKLAHOMA, INC.                                                                                                                                              |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF OREGON, INC.                                                                                                                                                |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA, LLC
 d/b/a Advance America
 d/b/a National Cash Advance
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance Centers
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.                                                                                                                                          |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.                                                                                                                                        |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.                                                                                                                                          |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF TENNESSEE, INC.                                                                                                                                             |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF TEXAS, INC.                                                                                                                                                 |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF UTAH, INC.                                                                                                                                                  |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF VERMONT, INC.                                                                                                                                               |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.                                                                                                                                              |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF WASHINGTON, LLC                                                                                                                                             |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.                                                                                                                                         |  | Delaware
|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF WISCONSIN, INC.                                                                                                                                             |  | Delaware
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|ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS OF WYOMING, INC.                                                        |  | Delaware      
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|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.                                                                     |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF ARKANSAS, LLC                                                                       |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF COLORADO, LLC                                                                       |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF INDIANA, LLC                                                                        |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF IOWA, L.L.C.
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance Centers
 d/b/a Advance America  |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF KANSAS, LLC                                                                         |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC
 d/b/a National Cash Advance                                      |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF NEBRASKA, LLC
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance Centers
 d/b/a Advance America |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF NEW JERSEY, L.L.C.                                                                  |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF OHIO, LLC
 d/b/a National Cash Advance                                             |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF OREGON, LLC                                                                         |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF WASHINGTON, L.L.C.                                                                  |  | Tennessee     
|MCKENZIE CHECK ADVANCE OF WISCONSIN, LLC
 d/b/a National Cash Advance                                        |  | Tennessee     
|NCAS OF DELAWARE, LLC
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance
 d/b/a Advance America                           |  | Delaware      
|NCAS OF NEW JERSEY, LLC                                                                                       |  | Delaware      
|ADVANCE AMERICA MONEY.COM, INC.                                                                               |  | Delaware      
|CHURCH AND COMMERCE, LLC                                                                                      |  | South Carolina
|AA AIR, LLC                                                                                                   |  | Delaware      
|AA CHALLENGER, LLC                                                                                            |  | Delaware      
|ACSO OF MICHIGAN, INC.
 d/b/a Advance America
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance                          |  | Delaware      
|ACSO OF TEXAS, L.P.
 d/b/a Advance America
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance                             |  | Texas         
|W.P.S. SYSTEMS, LTD. OF NEW ENGLAND
 d/b/a Advance America, Cash Advance                                     |  | Rhode Island  

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