Aaron's controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Turtle Creek Assets sues Aaron’s over customer accounts
Lawsuit filed
Turtle Creek Assets filed a lawsuit alleging that Aaron’s knowingly sold it consumer accounts that were not delinquent or valid. The suit also alleges that some accounts involved identity theft, settled debts, returned goods or legal proceedings.
Source excerpt
North Carolina-based Turtle Creek Assets, the debt collector, filed a suit in Cobb County State Court that claims “a serial betrayal of trust by Aaron’s that injured not just the plaintiff (TCA) but has had a collateral effect on thousands of consumers.”
Aaron’s, the national rent-to-own company, knowingly sold consumer accounts that weren’t delinquent or valid to a debt collector, a lawsuit filed this week against the metro Atlanta-based retailer argues.
Turtle Creek Assets has sued Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), a leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions, alleging Aaron's sold it bad borrower default data that has had a negative impact on the company and a collateral effect on thousands of consumers.