WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP WRLD (last ticker on record)
CIK 108385Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 1
- Newest began Aug 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Alston & BirdFirst linked Mar 2024 · Named in SEC correspondence · 583 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.39× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- Womble Bond Dickinson (US)First linked Oct 2018 · Named in a filing · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLPFirst linked Sep 2017 · Named in a filing · 110 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSONFirst linked Jul 2003 · Named in a filing · 58 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alston & Bird | Mar 2024 | Named in SEC correspondence | 583 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 0.79 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) | Oct 2018 | Named in a filing | 52 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP | Sep 2017 | Named in a filing | 110 | 1.07 | 0.53 | 1.03 |
| ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON | Jul 2003 | Named in a filing | 58 | 1.13 | 0.57 | 1.27 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Kerry T. WenzelAlston & BirdFirst linked Jun 2025 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Rebecca R. ValentinoAlston & BirdFirst linked Mar 2024 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Jane Jeffries JonesWomble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLPFirst linked Sep 2017 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.91× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Patrick S. BryantROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSONFirst linked Aug 2008 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 2.92× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- STEPHEN M. LYNCHROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSONFirst linked Dec 2006 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.67× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry T. WenzelAlston & Bird | Jun 2025 | Named in a filing | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rebecca R. ValentinoAlston & Bird | Mar 2024 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jane Jeffries JonesWomble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP | Sep 2017 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Patrick S. BryantROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON | Aug 2008 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.44 | 2.92 | 0.00 |
| STEPHEN M. LYNCHROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON | Dec 2006 | Named in a filing | 15 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.03 |