Advance America Schedules First Quarter Conference Call

SPARTANBURG, S.C., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advance America, Cash
Advance Centers, Inc. (NYSE: AEA) will release first quarter of 2009 financial
results on Wednesday afternoon April 29, 2009 after the stock market closes.
The company will discuss the results on a conference call Thursday, April 30
at 8:00 a.m. (ET).

To listen to this call, please dial the conference telephone number (877)
604-9671. This call will also be webcast live and can be accessed at Advance
America's website www.advanceamericacash.com. An audio replay of the call will
be available online or by telephone (888) 203-1112 (replay passcode: 9429444)
until May 7, 2009.

About Advance America

Founded in 1997, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. (NYSE: AEA) is
the country's leading provider of cash advance services, with approximately
2,800 centers and 79 limited licensees in 32 states, the United Kingdom and
Canada. The Company offers convenient, less-costly credit options to consumers
whose needs are not met by traditional financial institutions. The Company is
a founding member of the Community Financial Services Association of America
(CFSA), whose mission is to promote laws that provide substantive consumer
protections and to encourage responsible industry practices.

Forward-Looking Statements and Information:

Certain statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of federal securities laws. All statements in
this release other than those relating to our historical information or
current condition are forward-looking statements. For example, any statements
regarding our future financial performance, our business strategy, and
expected developments in our industry are forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the current views and expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, those views and expectations and
the related statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties, and
other factors, many of which are not under our control and may not even be
predictable. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from our
expectations as of today and any future results, performance, or achievements
expressed directly or impliedly by the forward-looking statements. For a more
detailed discussion of some of the factors that may cause our actual results
to differ from our current expectations, please refer to the "Risk Factors"
section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008 A copy of which are available from the Securities and Exchange
Commission, upon request from us, or by going to our website:
www.advanceamericacash.com.

SOURCE Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

Jamie Fulmer of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc., +1-864-342-5633,
jfulmer@advanceamerica.net