The Loan Shark in your Living Room

The Loan Shark in Your Living Room-- An expose of one of the biggest scammers in the rent-to-own industry-- Rent-a-Center. Community leaders Taharka Robinson and Kirsten Foy lead a New York City based movement to regulate an industry that has taken advantage of low-income, minority consumers for decades. Find out what it's going to take to keep this predatory lender from preying on our neighborhoods.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• rent-to-own
• rent-a-center
• loan shark
• consumer protection
• consumer rights
• civil disobedience
• community activism
• taharka robinson
• kirsten foy
• indyvideo
• indypendent

[909gurl]

seven days money back guarantee. If you figure your getting ripped of give it back. Dont try to keep something you cant afford. rent to own is an option not a must. It is very legal. But it if you do it its because you cant be eloquent enough to hold up and save your money up to buy something.

[AlexPanzerADT]

If a person is stupid enough to walk through RAC's door and sign the contract without reading the fine print, and not knowing what they sign up for, then these people deserve to be ripped off. Just think about it.

[redbonegal]

save your money, pay cash and walk out the door. If you are stupid enough to pay for a plasma TV and miss eating a meal, it's called stupidity!

[TheMbla]

Ah.... thats the price you pay for being impatient. The church could have saved the money and bought one outright by the next election!

[TeamTNTperformance]

oh you don't like Rent-A-Center's prices?! Then don't FUCKING shop there!!! God these people are so fucking stupid! For Fuck sake, if it hurts when I hit my hand with a hammer, well shit, I'm not gonna hit it again! Stupid fucking idiots!!!

[mnasty75]

you think Rent A Center rips people off? Try buying a 100,000 dollar house and paying $350,000 for it when all is said and done...nobody seems to complain about mortgages however....

[bs19821031]

lmao there are no hidden fee's. there is no way to put used merch as new the computer won't allow it. Yes the prices are rediculous but READ THE DAMN PRICE TAG. if you want to complain about the co. try working there.

[roy6281]

you know they have a thing called a price tag. it tells you what the total cost and cash price is. it also tells you that if it is new or used. if you dont like it go to aarons and pay longer and have hiden fees. do the math.

[rla1967]

Oh let me take a quick guess, did your pastor get the TV repossesed for failure to renew the rental agreement as he said he would when he cam in to rent it.

[rla1967]

on your feet then you pick up RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF!!!!!. Dosn't sound like a rip off it sounds more like a way to help people who can't continue to make renewals get back on track. Yeah it sucks that the merchandise has to be picked up but what if it were a car do you think the bank would let you keep it without paying? Besides the prices are all different, If you finance $1500 on a credit card how much do you think you will pay?