Rent-a-Center Unit Escapes CFPB Suit in Latest Pullback (1)

March 6, 2025, 11:07 PM UTCUpdated: March 7, 2025, 3:06 PM UTC

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped its case against a Rent-a-Center Inc. unit the agency said tricked people into taking out high-cost loans, the latest in a string of cases the Trump administration has voluntarily closed.

The CFPB’s notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice, filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Utah, comes after the agency and Acima Holdings LLC had fully briefed a motion to dismiss.

Because the CFPB chose to dismiss the case with prejudice, it can’t revive its claims against Acima.

“We welcome and appreciate the CFPB’s recognition that it was appropriate to ...

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