Rent To Own

CFPB Rent-A-Center Affiliate Acima Lawsuit Claims Illegal Lending Practices
CFPB Rent-A-Center Affiliate Acima Lawsuit Claims Illegal Lending Practices
July 28, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has accused rent-to-own company Acima of tricking customers into high-cost financing agreements. The CFPB on Friday (July 26) sued...

READ MORE >
Rebranded Rent-A-Center Sees BNPL as Complementary to Long-Term Growth at Upbound
Rebranded Rent-A-Center Sees BNPL as Complementary to Long-Term Growth at Upbound
February 23, 2023  |  Retail

A tough economy hits hardest for those with lower incomes and poor to no credit, which is where rent-to-own and lease-to-own can be a lifesaver...

READ MORE >
Rent-A-Center Sparks Rethink of Rent-to-Own Model
Rent-A-Center Sparks Rethink of Rent-to-Own Model
September 30, 2022  |  Retail

The rent-to-own and lease-to-own retail concepts that seem tailor made for recession-pressed consumers with subprime credit are in fact seeing their models tested by an...

READ MORE >
Australian FinTech OwnHome Unlocks $31M in Funding for Portfolio, Platform Growth
Australian FinTech OwnHome Unlocks $31M in Funding for Portfolio, Platform Growth
February 06, 2022  |  Real Estate

Australian FinTech startup OwnHome, which has a goal of “turning renters into property owners,” has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round, according...

READ MORE >
‘Ubiquity Of Access’ Drives Growth At Rent-A-Center’s Preferred Lease Unit
‘Ubiquity Of Access’ Drives Growth At Rent-A-Center’s Preferred Lease Unit
January 08, 2021  |  Retail

At a time of huge digital transformation when consumers have quicker access to more products and services than ever, why be clunky if you can...

READ MORE >
Rent-To-Own Companies Settle Antitrust Case With FTC
Rent-To-Own Companies Settle Antitrust Case With FTC
February 21, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Rent-to-own (RTO) companies Rent-A-Center, Buddy’s and Aaron’s have all settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging they made reciprocal non-competition deals with...

READ MORE >
Can Grover Do For Gadgets What Netflix Did For Films?
Can Grover Do For Gadgets What Netflix Did For Films?
August 10, 2018  |  Subscriptions

As the digital economy expands, notions of ownership and loyalty change. The so-called sharing and gig economies enable consumers and workers to use products and...

READ MORE >
Rent-A-Center Rolls Out End-To-End eCommerce Solution
Rent-A-Center Rolls Out End-To-End eCommerce Solution
December 07, 2016  |  eCommerce

Texas-based national rent-to-own operator Rent-A-Center recently announced that it has nearly completed the nationwide rollout of an end-to-end eCommerce solution. A majority of Rent-A-Center customers...

READ MORE >