UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


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

                                November 2, 2005
                   Date of Report (Date of earliest reported):


                                QC HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Kansas                                        48-1209939
        (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

       9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 1500
               Overland Park, Kansas                                 66210
      (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                 (913) 234-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not applicable
           (Former name and former fiscal year, if since last report.)

                                 Not applicable
                                (Former address)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

See attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K a News Release dated November 2,
2005 concerning the QC Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") financial results for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2005.

The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of or otherwise subject
to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of the
Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or
the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this
Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits


       99.1   News release issued by QC Holdings, Inc., dated November 2, 2005,
              titled "QC Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results" that
              reports the Company's financial results for the three and nine
              months ended September 30, 2005.



                                    SIGNATURE


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.



                                    QC Holdings, Inc.


Date: November 2, 2005              By: /s/ Douglas E. Nickerson
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Douglas E. Nickerson
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)