Rent-A-Center, Inc. is a rent-to-own operator in the United States. As of June 30, 2009, the Company operated 3,021 Company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada and Puerto Rico, including 35 retail installment sales stores under the names Get It Now and Home Choice and 13 rent-to-own stores in Canada under the names Rent-A-Centre and Better Living. It also offers a range of financial services in certain of its rent-to-own stores under the names RAC Financial Services and Cash AdvantEdge. The financial services it offers include, but are not limited to, short term secured and unsecured loans, debit cards, check cashing and money transfer services. As of June 30, 2009, it offered financial services in 350 of its rent-to-own stores in 18 states. ColorTyme, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rent-A-Center, is a nationwide franchisor of rent-to-own stores. As of June 30, 2009, ColorTyme had 218 franchised stores operating in 33 states.