<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=49y2pK_1H4camgm00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=49y2pK_1H4camgm00" width="1174" height="660" >How much will Maine consumers receive from the Acima settlement?What deceptive practices did Acima Digital face allegations for?AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Some Mainers could be compensated through a $183.5 million multistate settlement with Acima Digital, according to Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey.Acima partners with Maine retailers, mostly furniture and appliance stores, to offer financing to customers through rental-purchase agreements. In a statement, Attorney General Frey says:<blockquote>"Acima deceived customers by trapping them in contracts with hidden terms that ultimately cost more money. When consumers wanted to cancel, Acima made it unnecessarily difficult."The settlement resolves allegations that Acima misled consumers about the cost of its rental-purchase agreements and wrongly marking up the cash price of the merchandise being rented, alongside other deceptive servicing practices.</blockquote>Consumers across 43 states will be compensated $43 million with a $10.5 million payment to the states.Maine will be compensated $61k with $48k to go to directly affected Maine consumers and over $254k in loan forgiveness. According to AG Frey, consumers eligible for compensation do not need to take any action. </div></body>

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AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Some Mainers could be compensated through a $183.5 million multistate settlement with Acima Digital, according to Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey. Acima partners with Maine retailers, mostly furniture and appliance stores, to offer financing to customers through rental-purchase agreements. In a statement, Attorney General Frey says:

Some Mainers could be compensated through multistate settlement with Acima Digital

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AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Some Mainers could be compensated through a $183.5 million multistate settlement with Acima Digital, according to Maine Attorney G

Some Mainers could be compensated through multistate settlement with Acima Digital

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