Articles Covering Risks of Lease-Purchase Programs
Articles Covering Risks of Lease-Purchase Programs
Rigged: Forced Into Debt. Worked Past Exhaustion. Left With Nothing
In this extensive investigative report, USA Today chronicles the experience of lease-purchase plan participants in a story that echoed across the country and through the halls of the U.S. Congress. To read the story, please click here.
Congressional Press Release Noting Introduction of H.R. 4144,
A Bill Designed to Address Issues Related to Lease-Purchase Plans
In late October, Congress began to take action in an effort to find a legislative answer to the issues related to the unfairness experienced by participants in lease-purchase programs. To read the press release from one of the bill’s co-sponsors, please click here.
USA Today’s Coverage of the House Bill Announcement
To read USA Today’s story on the introduction of the House Bill focused on issues with lease-purchase programs, please click here.
Trucking Industry Media Coverage of the House Bill Announcement
To read the story by the Commercial Carrier Journal, please click here.
To read the story by Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine, please click here.
To read the story by Landline and OOIDA, please click here.
To read the story by the Journal of Commerce, please click here.
To read the story by the American Journal of Transportation, please click here.
From the Driver’s Seat: Personal Experiences of Those Who Entered into Lease-Purchase Agreements