Archive for the ‘Rent-to-Own’ Category


FTC Survey of Rent to Own Customers

FTC staff conducted a nationwide survey of rent-to-own customers. Between December 1998 and February 1999, over 12,000 randomly selected U.S. households were surveyed, identifying over 500 rent-to-own customers who were interviewed about their experience with rent-to-own stores.

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The Rent to Own Rap Song

In an effort to educate consumers about the potential pitfalls of buying consumer electronics and other household items from rent to own stores, a NJ nonprofit has developed a rent to own rap song. That’s right – a rap song. Here are the lyrics… sorry we can’t provide the music.  If we find a clip [...]

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New York Passes Strict Rent to Own Law

On August 2, Gov. David A. Paterson signed into law a stringent rent to own bill that will increase consumer protections through enhanced contract disclosures and new price setting guidelines in the state of New York. The new law, described as the “the strictest rent to own law in the country”, mandates more information be [...]

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Rent to Own Cars in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill

If you are searching the net looking for the nearest rent to own car dealer in the triangle area, you might as well take a break.  It seems that the rent to own car model is not yet legal in the state of North Carolina.  Three is no established rent to own law in the [...]

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