Rent to Own

Rent-To-Own Industry, Long Criticized For Preying On Military, Tries A Different Tactic

The Huffington Post | Alice Hines | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Department of Defense, Predatory Lending, National Consumer Law Center, Rent to Own, Rent to Own Military, Aaron's, Joining Forces, Rent a Center, Business News

Rent-to-own furniture stores, once branded as "predatory lenders" by the Department of Defense, are now pledging to hire veterans returning from duty....

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Private Equity Firm Buys 5 Homes Per Day In Race For 'Awesome' Profits

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Foreclosure-to-Rent, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Business News, Bank of America, Fannie Mae, Rent-to-Own, Private Equity Foreclosures, Private Equity, Housing Crisis, Home Foreclosures, Business News

It’s a landlord's market and financial firms are taking advantage. One private equity firm, Waypoint Real Estate, is buying about five foreclose...

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Alice Hines

Rent-A-Center CEO: New Consumer Bureau Won’t Have Authority Over Us

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Dodd-Frank, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Cfpb, National Consumer Law Center, Rent-to-Own, Aaron's, Super Bowl, Rent a Center, Business News

Ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl, many cash-strapped football fans will head to Rent-A-Center, America's largest "rent-to-own" retailer, to look for TVs. ...

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Catherine New

A Scarlett Letter On Economic Life

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Credit Report, Debt, Payday Lending, Corescore, Fico, Auto Insurance, Employment, Background Checks, Corelogic, Data Collection, Credit, Experian, Credit Check, Credit Score, Transunion, Rent-to-Own, Equifax, Business News

Thanks to a new kind of credit score, more borrowed money may end up in the hands of the increasing number of Americans who are sliding down the econo...

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NYC Real Estate Survival: Does Rent-to-Own Make Sense in New York?

Teri Karush Rogers | Posted 01.18.2012

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Teri Karush Rogers

Test driving isn't just for cars. Occasionally, condos and even co-ops come with a rent-to-own option. Whether these arrangements make sense for buyers is a matter of debate, and circumstance.

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