SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

January 3, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)

ACE CASH EXPRESS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 0-20774
(Commission file number) 75-2142963
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

1231 Greenway Drive, Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75038
(Address of principal executive offices)

(972) 550-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address,
if Changed Since Last Report)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX

This Form 8-K/A is filed to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K of Ace Cash Express, Inc. (“ACE”) filed on January 21, 2003, to indicate that ACE has filed a request for confidential treatment for a portion of each of the exhibits filed with that report.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

10.1	License Agreement dated November 22, 2000, with Addendum No. 1 thereto dated as of May 31, 2001, by and between H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. and ACE. (Application for confidential treatment for a portion of this document has been submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
10.2	Cash Services Agreement dated as of December 17, 2002, by and between ACE and Texas Capital Bank, National Association, together with the material Exhibits and Annexes thereto. (Application for confidential treatment for a portion of this document has been submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
10.3	Loan and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 18, 2002, among Ace Funding LLC, ACE, Autobahn Funding Company LLC, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt am Main, and U.S. Bank National Association, together with the material Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes thereto. (Application for confidential treatment for a portion of this document has been submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ACE CASH EXPRESS, INC.
Dated: January 22, 2003	By:	/s/ JOE W. CONNER Joe W. Conner Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	License Agreement dated November 22, 2000, with Addendum No. 1 thereto dated as of May 31, 2001, by and between H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. and the Registrant. (Application for confidential treatment for a portion of this document has been submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
10.2	Cash Services Agreement dated as of December 17, 2002, by and between the Registrant and Texas Capital Bank, National Association, together with the material Exhibits and Annexes thereto. (Application for confidential treatment for a portion of this document has been submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
10.3	Loan and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 18, 2002, among Ace Funding LLC, the Registrant, Autobahn Funding Company LLC, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt am Main, and U.S. Bank National Association, together with the material Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes thereto. (Application for confidential treatment for a portion of this document has been submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

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