At a time when computer, appliance and furniture stores are struggling, one sector has been posting steady growth -- the rent-to-own industry.

How Do Rent-to-Own Stores Work? Rent-to-own stores allow a consumer to pay on an installment plan for merchandise until they’ve paid for it in full. Once it’s been paid for, it’s yours.

Rent-to-own stores facing scrutiny for selling American Dream The expanding prominence of "rent-to-own" stores in some parts of Milwaukee that some accuse of using predatory lending practicing to ...

Rent-to-own stores lease electronics, appliances and other household items by the week or month. Payments can be applied toward a purchase.

The promises made by rent-to-own stores sound alluring. They’ll say you can have this new TV, computer, washer, dryer, even furniture…for only $9.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached proposed settlements with a software vendor and seven rent-to-own stores after the agency accused them of installing spyware on rented computers that ...

Rent-to-own stores lease electronics, appliances and other household items by the week or month. Payments can be applied toward a purchase.

At rent-to-own store Buddy's Rents, you will need to make $1,793 worth of weekly payments before you can own an LG 42-inch plasma TV. That compares to a retail price of $446 on Amazon.com.

Bebe Stores announced on Thursday that it is purchasing another eight Buddy's Home Furnishings rent-to-own franchises from Franchise Group, according to a company press release. The company also ...

Some of the state’s rent-to-own stores have continued to charge customers excessive prices despite a new law designed to limit those prices, state Consumer Protection Commissioner Gloria ...

Imagine a store where you can pay as you go with no credit and get brand-name furniture, appliances and electronics for as little as $19.99 a week. That’s the marketing pitch for rent-to-own ...