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EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-322_q42020.htm
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-321_q42020.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-312_q42020.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-311_q42020.htm
EX-23.2 - EX-23.2 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-232_q42020.htm
EX-21.1 - EX-21.1 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-211_q42020.htm
EX-10.4 - EX-10.4 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-104_q42020.htm
EX-4.3 - EX-4.3 - RENT A CENTER INC DEex-43_q42020.htm
10-K - 10-K - RENT A CENTER INC DErcii-20201231.htm
Exhibit 23.1


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-32296) pertaining to the Rent-A-Center, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan,
(2)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-40958) pertaining to Amended and Restated Rent-A-Center, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan,
(3)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-62582) pertaining to Amended and Restated Rent-A-Center, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan,
(4)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-136615) pertaining to Rent-A-Center, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
(5)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-139792) pertaining to Rent-A-Center, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan,
(6)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-145121) pertaining to Rent-A-Center, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan,
(7)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-171926) pertaining to Rent-A-Center East, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees, and
(8)    Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-211859) pertaining to Rent-A-Center, Inc. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan;
of our reports dated February 26, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Rent-A-Center, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Rent-A-Center, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Rent-A-Center, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Dallas, Texas
February 26, 2021