ColorTyme

ColorTyme
Industry
HeadquartersPlano, Texas
Key people
Cathy Skula, President and CEO[1]
Websitecolortyme.com

ColorTyme is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rent-A-Center. ColorTyme is owned and operated independently.

Litigation

In 1994, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. ColorTyme that the lease agreements offered by ColorTyme were covered under the state's Consumer Credit Sales Act, and that the lease agreements were therefore not leases but sales on credit. The court further held that the company was charging usurious rates of interest to its customers.[2] A similar lawsuit, filed by the office of Wisconsin Attorney General James E. Doyle in 1993, resulted in the company being fined $25,000 and required to disclose interest rates and other credit terms to consumers.[3] ColorTyme later settled a class action lawsuit brought by the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee by agreeing to pay $2.9 million,[4] including $675,000 in interest-free loans to low-income individuals and families.[5]

References

  1. ^ "ColorTyme Executive Bios". Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Miller v. Colortyme, 518 N.W.2d 544 (1994)". Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "ColorTyme violations draw $25,000 penalty". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 26, 1994. p. 8B. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "$2.9 million ColorTyme settlement approved". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 26, 1998. p. 3B. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  5. ^ Pabst, Georgia (July 18, 1999). "ColorTyme settlement makes $675,000 in loans available". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 11, 2013.


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