Mention of pawn, one of the most traditional impression is: the old shop stacked with all kinds of old boxes, old clock, old jewelry display counters, the shopkeeper, man and customers pedantic talk about the price. Britain's pawnshop for hundreds of years is the case. But in twenty-first Century into today, British pawnshops started looking for new ways to survive, pawning the latest business includes car rental and clean up debt etc.. The national Pawnbrokers Association President Assistant Nathan Finch said, "pawning the old rules are changing. We live in a credit society, pawn, rental also became a kind of borrowing." The national Pawnbrokers Association was founded in 1892, in the past five years, lending the old industry from four hundred million pounds to five hundred million pounds, the number of members of the association has not decreased, but increased from 330 to 470. However, the data show, personal financing when needed, only 5% of British adults will consider pawning, compared with almost everyone will deal with the banking industry, the pawn line is still very weak, but the industry of pawning the development momentum has been very satisfied. The two biggest pawnbrokers -- Abomar Bond and Harvey Thompson are in the British National listing Corporation, they have set up about 150 chain stores. Since listing in twentieth Century 90, Abomar Bond the company's share price has risen by four times; in May this year, Harvey Thompson company is listed on the London stock market, successfully raised 18000000 pounds, to repay the debts of the corporation. Harvey Thompson now worth around £ 60000000, has 69 stores under the flag, and plans in the next three years to open 30 stores. Along with the development of the two. Right, some other old has also stepped up the pace is unwilling to fall behind. One of them was the British Royal Sutton pawn jewelry pawnshop is planning to expand the size, for a public listing. These development momentum is very fierce hock OK, just one of several successful fellow of the British Association of pawn division. In recent years, Abomar Bond and Harvey Thompson, two of Britain's biggest pawnbrokers have their own valuation, cash the check business moved to the internet. Now, pawning the newcomers are developing new business: borrowing and debt liquidation, and in the country set up chain service system. In 1989, the national Pawnbrokers Association summed up his experience of hundreds of years of pawn, redesigned the articles of association of the company. The new regulations designed to help member companies actively expanding business, ensure the company of their behavior under effective supervision, in hock, especially financial services business to protect the public interest. With the development of the times, the pawn line that the old tree has been in England drew buds.