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The Motley Fool
February 10, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Rent-A-Center's Hot Seat With the economy on the rise, is the rent-to-own furniture retailer about to cool?   |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Lawrence Rothman |
Not Buying Rent-A-Center As spending slows down, so do the earnings at this company. Investors can take little consolation in the top and bottom lines coming in within management's guidance. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Aaron Rents Sprouting Growth Amid an aggressive new store opening plan, sales and profits continue to rise. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Another Step Forward for Rent-A-Center There are signs of improvement but still some cause for wariness. Provided that management continues to make progress and doesn't relapse into the ridiculous excuses of yesterday, there could still be plenty of upside to these shares. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Payday Lenders Getting Stiff-Armed Arkansas's attorney general tells payday lenders like Advance America and EZCORP to get out of his state and stay out. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Aaron Rents Reaps Rewards Country's second-largest rent-to-own company posts another solid quarter of growth. Given the company's aggressive expansion plans, investors shouldn't expect to see much in the way of free cash flow anytime soon. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Rent-A-Center Needs Change The rent-to-own furniture vendor must take real action to turn the business around and make this stock worth buying. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Rent-A-Center Buys Growth Rent-A-Center has been challenged on the organic growth front for some time now, but apparently sees the opportunity to build value by taking out rival Rent-Way for $10.65 a share in cash. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Rent-A-Center Returns Here's what you need to know to make sense of the market's reaction to the company's impending fourth-quarter and full-year earnings release. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Avoid the Loan Sharks For those with less-than-perfect credit histories, there's a scary trend in personal finance these days. In the name of convenience, some borrowers are digging themselves into a hole from which they may never emerge. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Aaron Rents Races Ahead Rent-to-own retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter 2006 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
Rick Steier |
When It's Better to Rent (-A-Center) A potential value proposition lurks within. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Small Step for Rent-A-Center Closing some underperforming stores may be a sign that management finally gets it. This investor isn't convinced. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Aaron Rents May Be a Keeper Solid first-quarter numbers show that renters still love Aaron. But investors, rent-to-own is a specialized business that is not easy to evaluate. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2005
Rich Smith |
You'll Want to Own, Not Rent, This Prize Where's the best place to find a bargain in the stock market? Where nobody else is looking, of course. Check out Rent-a-Center. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Aaron Rents -- and Keeps Growing Aaron Rents continues to post solid same-store growth and once again boosts guidance. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2011 |
Rent-A-Center Earnings Preview Rent-A-Center will unveil its latest earnings on Monday, July 25. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Rent-A-Center Builds From a Riddled Base Progress may be halting and small, but at least it's progress. Investors, don't rule out the possibility of further improvements in Rent-A-Center's performance and stock price. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Aaron Rents Overcome by Growth? Sales are growing at the rent-to-own retailer, but expenses are growing faster. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is This the Renter to Own? Aaron Rents continues to post same-store sales growth that puts the competition to shame. Although Aaron Rents stock isn't nearly as cheap as Rent-A-Center's, savvy investors see it is the better buy. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Rent-A-Center Finds the Fuel for Growth Apart from the gibbering about fuel, there are real signs of progress here. Investors would be wise to keep a sharp eye on this company. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2005
Rich Smith |
Rent, Own, or Flee? Rent-A-Center reports earnings on Monday. Investors might want to pay close attention. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Rich Duprey |
EZCORP Excels at Advances Despite lowered expectations for next quarter, the pawnshop operator expands its payday-lending business. While the expansion plans may eat into profits initially, thus accounting for the lowered expectations next quarter, operationally it improves the situation for the long run. |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Gramlich's Words of Warning His suggested caution on subprime mortgage lending should be taken seriously... |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Payday Lending's Not Dead Yet Plenty of companies still profit from charging 400% interest. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001
John Hackett |
Ethically Tainted A number of banks are moving into variations of payday lending, the high-yielding business that some observers would describe as predatory. But those who participate in such lending say they're no different than banks that charge high fees for bounced checks... |
This Old House
L. Gallant & D. Snoonian |
The Mortgage Crisis: Where to Go for Help The Fed's decision to lower interest rates means more people might be looking for home loans again. These Web-based resources can help you avoid the risky ones, and find the loan that's right for you. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
John Rosevear |
Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
More of the Same at Rent-A-Center Smaller rivals continue to surpass this leading rent-to-own company. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
David Meier |
Quick Take: Subprime Scariness The process, not the outcome, is the scary part of the subprime disaster. Who's to blame? The mortgage lenders? The home sellers? The buyers themselves? (Whatever happened to caveat emptor?) |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
I Love Payday Lenders Payday lenders are good investments. They're disliked by large swaths of people, and they have a high ick factor, but they provide a necessary and highly profitable service. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Will Bubba Bring Back Payday Loans? Georgia's legislature debates permitting cash advances three years after banning them. It would be a product unique to the state, but would undoubtedly still draw the industry players, like Advance America. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Should You Own Aaron Rents? The Wall Street sell-off might have been overdone. The Street may have overlooked the good news at Aaron Rents, and focused, perhaps too intently, on a guidance cut. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
The Fed Eyes Subprime Loans Battles over lending to low-income, often minority, home buyers used to be about access to credit. Now they're about access to affordable credit. If new lending data hints at unfair pricing, lenders may have to take a good, hard look at their methods. |
