▁services ▁include ▁check ▁c ash ing , ▁bill ▁payment , ▁pre pa id ▁access ▁cards , ▁pay day ▁lo ans , ▁free ▁money ▁orders , ▁AT M s ▁in ▁every ▁branch , ▁wire ▁trans fers , ▁not ary ▁services , ▁f ax ▁services , ▁and ▁post age . ▁ ▁A ms cot ▁Fin an cial ▁oper ates ▁nearly ▁ 2 4 0 ▁branch ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay , ▁Or lando ▁and ▁Miami ▁media ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁does ▁not ▁franch ise ▁any ▁of ▁its ▁branches ▁and ▁emp lo ys ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁A ms cot ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Top ▁Emp loy er ▁in ▁T ampa ▁in ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Business ▁J ourn als ▁Big gest ▁Emp loy ers ▁list . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A ms cot ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 6 ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Business ▁Journal ▁s ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Business ▁ 1 0 0 ▁list . ▁A ms cot ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁several ▁trade ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Fin an cial ▁Services ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( CF SA ), ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Service ▁Cent ers ▁of ▁America ▁( Fi S CA ), ▁and ▁the ▁Florida ▁Cons umer ▁Fin an cial ▁Services ▁of ▁America ▁( FC F SA ). ▁A ms cot ▁has ▁also ▁partner ed ▁with ▁or ▁supported ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁community ▁organizations ▁in ▁Florida , ▁including ▁the ▁Children ▁Res cue