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EXHIBIT 10.10

THIRD AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION TO AMENDED AND

RESTATED FRANCHISEE FINANCING AGREEMENT

     This Third Amendment and Extension to Amended and Restated Franchisee Financing Agreement
(“Amendment”) is made and entered into by and among Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., a
California corporation (“Lender”), ColorTyme, Inc., a Texas corporation
(“ColorTyme”), and Rent-A-Center East, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RAC”).

RECITALS

     A. Lender, ColorTyme and RAC entered into that certain Amended and Restated Franchisee
Financing Agreement dated October 1, 2003, as amended as of December 15, 2003, and as of March 1,
2004 (the “Agreement”), which terminates on September 30, 2006.

     B. ColorTyme and RAC desire to extend the term of the Agreement.

     C. Lender, ColorTyme and RAC desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of
this Amendment.

AGREEMENT

     For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall be construed to have
the meaning and definition set forth in the Agreement.

     2. Amendments.

     (a) Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.1 Credit Facility. Lender shall provide a credit facility for Franchisees
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The amount of the
credit facility shall be up to, but not in excess of, thirty-five million and no/100 dollars
($35,000,000.00) (the “Maximum Credit Line”).”

     (b) Section 1.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.3 Interest Rates; Fees. The interest rate on each Receivable shall be
determined in accordance with this Section 1.3.

     “(a) Unless otherwise agreed by Lender and ColorTyme and except as otherwise
provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 1.3, the interest rate on each
Receivable shall be determined on the last day of each month and shall equal the
rate established by the following schedule: (i) for each Line of Credit for which
the average daily balance of outstanding advances for the three-month period ending
on the date of determination is $1,000,000 or less, the rate, from and after the
date of determination until the next date of determination, will be the Prime Rate
plus 2.75%; (ii) for each Line of Credit for which the average daily balance of
outstanding advances for the three-month period ending on the date of determination
is more than $1,000,000, the rate will be the Prime Rate plus 2.25%; and (iii) for
each Term Loan, the rate will be the same as

 

 

the rate applicable to the Franchisee’s Line of Credit on the date of such Term
Loan, or on the effective date of any amendment changing the interest rate
applicable to such Term Loan. For purposes of this section, “Prime Rate” shall mean
the rate of interest announced within Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., at its principal
office in San Francisco as its “prime rate,” with the understanding that the “prime
rate” is one of Wells Fargo Bank’s base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such
rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated
for those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof
after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. may designate. The applicable interest rate will be a floating rate;
changes in such interest rate will be established monthly, effective as of the last
business day of the preceding month. Interest will be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year.

     “(b) The interest rates specified in Section 1.3(a) of this Agreement shall
apply to all Receivables originated on or after November 1, 2006, from Franchisees
not currently borrowing pursuant to this Agreement and to all Receivables
outstanding on such date for which the Franchisees obligated to Lender thereunder
consent to the change in the interest rates on such Receivables to those established
by Section 1.3(a), from and after the effective date of such consent; the interest
rates on all Receivables outstanding on such date, for which the Franchisees
obligated to Lender thereunder do not consent to the change in the interest rates on
such Receivables to those established by Section 1.3(a) will continue at the rates
existing for such Receivables in accordance with the terms of the relevant Line of
Credit or Term Loan, subject to the right of Lender to terminate such Franchisee’s
line of credit, in accordance with the terms of its governing agreements. ColorTyme
and RAC agree to assist Lender in obtaining the consent of all Franchisees to the
modifications of Receivables to conform to the interest rates specified in Section
1.3(a) of this Agreement.

     “(c) In addition to interest, Lender may charge each Franchisee a fee of $1,200
for preparation of initial loan documentation.”

     (c) Section 1.5 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.5 Advance Limits. The aggregate amount of credit available under each
Receivable for all of Franchisee’s Stores that have been open for business for fifteen (15)
months or more (notwithstanding the amount of such Franchisee’s Credit Limit(s), in the case
of a Line of Credit) including the Credit Limit for such Stores plus each Term Loan related
to such Stores shall be limited to the product of the Franchisee’s Average Monthly Revenue
for all Stores that have been open for business for fifteen (15) months or more multiplied
by five (the advance limit established for such Franchisee’s Stores is referred to herein as
the “Advance Limit”). For purposes of this Agreement, a Franchisee’s “Average Monthly
Revenue” shall mean the average monthly total revenue of the Franchisee (excluding sales tax
and excluding revenues from Stores open for business less than fifteen months) from the
sale, lease or rental of Inventory and other customary fees, calculated in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, for the three
calendar months preceding the most recent periodic review of such Franchisee’s Receivable.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, if the Advance Limit established
pursuant to this section for Stores that have been open for business for fifteen (15) months
or more would otherwise be an amount that is less than the then outstanding balance of such
Receivable for such Stores (each such Receivable is referred to herein as an “Overline
Receivable”), the Advance Limit for such Overline Receivable will be set at the then
outstanding balance thereof, and such Overline Receivable will continue to be administered
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provided herein, unless Lender and ColorTyme agree otherwise. The Advance Limit for a
Franchisee may be temporarily increased (up to a maximum amount equal to the product of the
Franchisee’s Average Monthly Revenue for all Stores that have been open for business for
fifteen (15) months or more multiplied by eight) for a specified period with the consent of
ColorTyme. The Advance Limit for each Store that has not been open for business for fifteen
(15) months or more shall be the Credit Limit for such Store plus any Term Loan(s) related
to such Store.”

     (d) Section 1.7 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.7 Payment Terms. Each Receivable will be repayable as follows:

     (a) In the case of a Line of Credit originated before November 1, 2006, or
before its payment terms are amended to conform to Section 1.7(b) hereof, (i)
accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable monthly, and (ii) principal shall be
payable in monthly installments equal to 1/21 of the initial principal amount of
each advance made by Lender under such Line of Credit.

     (b) In the case of a Line of Credit originated on or after November 1, 2006, or
after its payment terms are amended to conform to this clause (b), each advance made
by Lender under such Line of Credit shall be paid in equal monthly installments of
principal and accrued interest (subject to change, as of the last day of a month,
with each change in the applicable interest rate) in an amount sufficient to pay
such advance and accrued interest in full within 21 months or such other number of
months designated by ColorTyme for the class and useful life expectancy of the
inventory acquired with such advance. Both interest (accrued to the end of the
preceding month) and principal shall be due and payable on the 26th day
of each month.

     (c) (i) In the case of a Term Loan originated before November 1, 2006, (A)
accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable monthly, and (B) principal shall be
payable in equal monthly installments over the term of the Term Loan, with the
amount of the monthly installments calculated by dividing the original principal
amount of the Term Loan by the number of months in the term thereof, and (ii) in the
case of a Term Loan originated on or after November 1, 2006, or after its payment
terms are amended to conform to this clause (c)(ii), principal and accrued interest
shall be paid in equal monthly installments (subject to change, as of the last day
of a month, with each change in the applicable interest rate) in an amount
sufficient to amortize such Term Loan over the term thereof. Both interest (accrued
to the end of the preceding month) and principal shall be due and payable on the
26th day of each month. The term of any Term Loan shall not exceed sixty
(60) months.”

     (e) Section 1.8 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.8 Suspension of Advances. Advances to a Franchisee under any Line of Credit
for a Store of such Franchisee may, at Lender’s sole discretion, be suspended or limited at
any time that the unpaid balance of all Advances under all Lines of Credit for such
Franchisee’s Stores that have been open for business for one (1) year or more, when added to
the outstanding principal balance of all Term Loans made to such Franchisee related to such
Stores exceeds the product of such Stores’ Average Monthly Revenue multiplied by four (4)
where (i) the ratio of cash expenses of such Stores (total annual expenses, less
depreciation directly related to the operation of such Stores that have been open for
business for one (1) year or more, calculated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis) to total revenue for

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such Stores (calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis, excluding extraordinary items, based on a three (3) month
rolling average) exceeds 64%; (ii) the Franchisee fails to maintain the number of rental
contracts for all Stores that have been open for business for one (1) year or more that are
eight (8) or more days past due (calculated on a three (3) month rolling average) at 8% or
less of its total outstanding rental contracts for such Stores; (iii) expenses of a Store
that has been open for business for less than twelve (12) months cause the ratio of actual
expenses to actual revenue to exceed the ratio of expenses to revenue reflected in the
proforma cash flow projections for that Store; (iv) payments (principal and/or interest)
under any Receivable of the Franchisee are more than fifteen (15) days past due; (v) the
idle inventory percentage for Stores that have been open for business for one (1) year or
more (the quotient of the idle inventory divided by the total inventory, calculated on a
three (3) month rolling average and based on the idle inventory and total inventory figures
reflected on the Franchisee’s monthly royalty reports for such Stores) exceeds thirty
percent (30%); (vi) the Franchisee has failed to provide to ColorTyme such Franchisee’s
current financial statements or royalty reports then due for delivery to ColorTyme, or (vii)
in Lender’s determination, the Receivable is otherwise in default.”

     (f) Section 1.15 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.15 Payments to ColorTyme. Lender shall pay to ColorTyme, from the interest
portion of each payment received by Lender on account of each Receivable (whether a Line of
Credit or a Term Loan), an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of each such interest
payment by a fraction, the denominator of which is the rate of interest applicable to such
Receivable and the numerator of which is determined on the following scale: (i) until the
Services Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, between Lender and FirstCity Servicing
Corporation is terminated and replaced by a Services Agreement, between Lender and ColorTyme
or a wholly-owned subsidiary of ColorTyme: (A) 2.00% if the Franchisee’s Credit Limit is
$1,000,000 or less; or (B) 1.50% if the Franchisee’s Credit Limit is greater than
$1,000,000, and (ii) after a replacement Services Agreement between Lender and ColorTyme is
effective, (A) 2.75% if such interest payment was determined by applying an interest rate of
Prime Rate plus 2.75% or more, and (B) 2.25% if such interest payment was determined by
applying an interest rate of Prime Rate plus a margin less than 2.75%. The amounts payable
pursuant to this section shall be payable on a monthly basis within 20 days after the end of
the month in which an interest payment is received by Lender.

     (g) Section 1.16 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.16 Franchisee Guarantee Fee; Audit Fees; Audits. (a) Lender’s
credit agreement with each Franchisee shall include provisions requiring such Franchisee to
pay, directly to ColorTyme, the following non-refundable fees: (i) a guarantee fee equal to
eight-tenths of one percent (0.80%) of the Credit Limit established for the Franchisee by
Lender pursuant to such credit agreement, such guarantee fee to be due and payable upon
execution of such credit agreement, and (ii) an annual auditing fee of $500 for each Store
of such Franchisee, payable on February 1 of each year, commencing the first such date after
the later of (A) execution of such credit agreement or (B) execution of an amendment entered
into after September 30, 2006, of such credit agreement. ColorTyme shall be solely
responsible for collecting the guaranty fee and audit fees from the Franchisees; Lender
shall have no obligation or responsibility to collect the guaranty fee and audit fees from
the Franchisees. In the event any Franchisee fails to amend its applicable credit agreement
as described pursuant

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to this Section 1.16, then, at the request of ColorTyme, Lender shall terminate such
Franchisee’s line of credit in accordance with the terms of its governing agreements.

     (b) Each year, Lender agrees to conduct audits with respect to Stores of those
Franchisees designated by Lender or ColorTyme, with the consent of the other, provided, that
ColorTyme agrees to reimburse Lender for the expenses incurred by Lender for each such
audit, not in excess of an aggregate amount each year equal to the aggregate audit fees
collected by ColorTyme from all Franchisees; and provided, further, that Lender is not
obligated to conduct audits that would cause the expenses incurred by Lender in any year to
exceed the amount ColorTyme is obligated to reimburse hereunder.”

     (h) A new Section 1.17 is hereby added to the Agreement after Section 1.16 of the
Agreement to read as follows:

     “1.17 Minimum Funding of Receivables. In the event that, on September 30 of
any year, commencing on September 30, 2007, the average daily outstanding balance of all
advances by Lender to all Franchisees during the twelve months ending on such date is less
than $15,000,000, then ColorTyme shall pay to Lender an amount equal to one percent (1%) of
the Maximum Credit Line, on or before October 31 of such year, or, at the option of Lender,
such amount shall be deducted from the next due payments to ColorTyme under Section 1.15.”

     (i) Clauses (a) and (b) of Section 2.2 of the Agreement are hereby amended in their
entirety to read as follows:

          “(a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. ColorTyme and RAC shall not permit the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as that term is defined in the Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2003, as amended and restated as of July 13, 2006,
among Rent-A-Center, Inc., as borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions
or entities from time to time parties thereto, Union Bank of California, N.A., as
documentation agent, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as syndication agent, and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as the same has been or may be amended, restated or
modified from time to time, the “Senior Credit Agreement”), as of the last day of any period
of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters to exceed 3.25 to 1.00.

          “(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. ColorTyme and RAC shall not
permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as that term is defined in the Senior
Credit Agreement), for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters of Rent-A-Center,
Inc, to be less than the ratio of 1.35 to 1.00.”

     (j) A new clause (j) is hereby added to Section 2.2 of the Agreement to read as
follows:

          “(j) Additional Information. From and after the date that the senior debt of
Rent-A-Center, Inc., shall have a rating of B+ or lower as determined by Standard & Poor’s
Rating Group, or a rating of B1 or lower as determined by Moody’s Investor’s Service, Inc.,
RAC agrees to provide additional backup information, within five business days after request
by Lender, sufficient to enable Lender to determine or verify each component of the
financial covenants in the Senior Credit Agreement referenced in Sections 2.2(a) and (b);
provided, that

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RAC shall not be required to disclose information that is subject to attorney-client
privilege nor detail that is not material with respect to the relevant covenants.

     (k) Section 3.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “3.2 Foreclosure. Following notice of a default under a Receivable pursuant to
Section 3.1, in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion, Lender shall attempt to
collect the outstanding obligations under the Receivable and, if necessary, commence
appropriate legal actions to recover the collateral securing such Receivable and to collect
the accounts owing by the account debtor(s) and other persons, if any, in connection with
such collateral. The costs incurred by Lender in connection with such actions shall be
shared by Lender and ColorTyme in accordance with subpart (z) of Section 3.4 and sub-part
(b) of Section 6.1. Lender may take collection actions consistent with those taken in the
past by TFC.”

     (l) Section 3.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “3.4 ColorTyme’s Recourse Obligation; Assignment to ColorTyme. ColorTyme shall
pay to Lender an amount (the “Recourse Amount”) equal to the sum of (x) the outstanding
principal balance of a defaulted Receivable, (y) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and
(z) all reasonable expenses incurred by Lender, including the fees and expenses of its legal
counsel, in connection with the enforcement of such Receivable, such fees and expenses not
to exceed three percent (3%) of the unpaid balance of such defaulted Receivable on the date
Lender sends notice of a default to the Franchisee obligated thereon, unless otherwise
approved by ColorTyme in writing, upon the earliest to occur of (a) repossession and/or
foreclosure of the collateral securing the defaulted Receivable, (b) the entry by a court of
competent jurisdiction of an order staying or barring such actions or adjudicating the
rights of Lender with respect to such collateral, (c) eleven (11) months following the
issuance of the letter of credit with respect to the defaulted Receivable pursuant to
Section 3.3, or (d) thirty (30) days after Lender sends notice of a default in accordance
with Section 3.1 if, but only if, Lender has not received a letter of credit issued in
accordance with Section 3.3, whereupon Lender shall contemporaneously assign to ColorTyme
Lender’s interest in the defaulted Receivable and the collateral securing such defaulted
Receivable, WITHOUT RECOURSE OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER.”

     (m) Section 4.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “4.2 Remedies Upon Default. If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, Lender at its sole discretion may, without notice (i) terminate this Agreement,
(ii) elect to have ColorTyme repurchase all Receivables then held by Lender (without
recourse or warranty by Lender), whereupon ColorTyme shall so repurchase such Receivables
for an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, plus the Applicable Termination Fee (as defined in Section 6.12), (iii)
reduce any claim to judgment, (iv) set off and apply against the obligation of ColorTyme,
without notice to ColorTyme or RAC, any and all deposits or other sums at any time credited
or held by Lender or owing from Lender to ColorTyme, RAC or any of their affiliates, whether
or not said obligations are then due, and (v) without further notice of default or demand,
pursue and enforce any of Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and any of the
other documents delivered to Lender pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise provided under
or pursuant to any applicable law or any other agreement.”

     (n) Section 6.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

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     “6.1 Expenses. Each party hereto shall pay and be responsible for its own
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions herein
contemplated; provided, however, ColorTyme and RAC shall reimburse Lender (and any
participant in this Agreement or any of the Receivables) for all of its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its legal counsel,
incurred in connection with (a) the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement
and each amendment hereto, (b) the enforcement and collection of Receivables that default,
provided, that, for each such defaulted Receivable, such fees and expenses shall not exceed
three percent (3%) of the unpaid balance of such defaulted Receivable on the date Lender
sends notice of a default to the Franchisee obligated thereon, unless otherwise approved by
ColorTyme in writing; and (c) the enforcement or preservation of Lender’s rights under this
Agreement following an Event of Default; and provided, further that ColorTyme and RAC shall
also pay Lender the audit fees required to be paid by the “Servicer” under the Services
Agreement between Lender and ColorTyme or its affiliate, executed in connection herewith (to
the extent not paid by such Servicer). All such expenses shall be paid promptly upon
request by Lender.”

     (o) Section 6.12 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “6.12 Term; Termination. This Agreement shall be effective on and as of the
date of its execution, and shall continue in effect until September 30, 2010;
provided, that ColorTyme has the option, at any time upon not less than one hundred
twenty days’ prior written notice to Lender, to terminate this Agreement; provided,
further, that, on the date of termination of this Agreement, ColorTyme shall purchase from
Lender for the unpaid balance thereof, and assume all Lender’s obligations with respect to,
all outstanding Receivables and shall pay to Lender the Applicable Termination Fee (as
hereafter defined); provided, further that there shall be no Applicable Termination
Fee payable if no Event of Default, and no event, which, with the giving of notice or
passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, and
ColorTyme makes a request in writing for an increase in the Maximum Credit Line to
$50,000,000 on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, and Lender rejects such
written request, and, within fifteen days after such rejection, ColorTyme notifies Lender of
the termination of this Agreement and, within ninety days after Lender’s rejection of
ColorTyme’s request, ColorTyme purchases from Lender for the unpaid balance thereof, and
assumes all Lender’s obligations with respect to, all outstanding Receivables. For purposes
of this Section 6.12, “Applicable Termination Fee” means, as of any date of determination,
an amount equal to: (w) during the period from October 1, 2006, to and including September
30, 2007, one percent (1%) of the Maximum Credit Line, (x) during the period from October 1,
2007, to and including September 30, 2008, three-fourths of one percent (0.75%) of the
Maximum Credit Line, (y) during the period from October 1, 2008, to and including September
30, 2009, one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the Maximum Credit Line, and (z) during the
period from October 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010, one-fourth of one percent (0.25%) of the
Maximum Credit Line. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, all rights of
Lender and all duties and obligations of ColorTyme and RAC under this Agreement with respect
to outstanding Receivables and additional advances made to Franchisees pursuant to Lines of
Credit shall continue until all such Receivables are fully paid in accordance with their
terms and all such Lines of Credit are terminated.”

     (p) Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby replaced with Replacement Exhibit A attached
to this Amendment and made a part hereof.

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     3. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment. (a) This Amendment (other
than Sections 2(b), 2(d), and 2(f) of this Amendment) shall become effective upon satisfaction of
each of the following conditions:

     (i) Lender, ColorTyme and RAC shall have executed and delivered to each other this
Amendment.

     (ii) The existing participation interest in the Receivables held by Comerica Bank shall
be terminated.

     (b) Sections 2(b), 2(d), and 2(f) of this Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction
of each of the following conditions:

     (i) The conditions set forth in Section 3(a) shall have been satisfied.

     (ii) FirstCity Servicing Corporation shall have acknowledged and agreed to the
termination of the Services Agreement, between Lender and FirstCity Servicing Corporation,
effective October 31, 2006, and a subsidiary of ColorTyme named ColorTyme Finance, Inc.,
shall have been incorporated in Texas and Lender and ColorTyme Finance, Inc., shall have
entered into a replacement Services Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.

     4. Expenses. Each of ColorTyme and RAC hereby affirms its obligation under the
Agreement to reimburse Lender for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its legal counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation,
negotiation and execution of this Amendment, not in excess of the aggregate amount of $30,000. In
the event that the Agreement is amended at any time during the period beginning on October 1, 2006,
and ending March 31, 2007, ColorTyme and RAC shall have no obligation to reimburse Lender for any
expenses, fees or disbursements related to the preparation, negotiation and execution of such
amendment so long as such amendment relates solely to Sections 2.2(a) and/or (b) of the Agreement.

     5. Effect of Amendment. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.

     6. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

     7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when
so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment on this 29th day of
September, 2006.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COLORTYME, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark E. Speese
 	 
	 	Title: 	      Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	RENT-A-CENTER EAST, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark E. Speese
 	 
	 	Title: 	      President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Douglas M. Fraser
 	 
	 	Title: 	      Vice President  	 
	 	 	 	 

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Replacement Exhibit A

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

     This Compliance Certificate is executed and delivered to Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. (“Lender”) by
Rent-A-Center East, Inc. (“RAC”) and ColorTyme, Inc. (“ColorTyme”) this ___day of                     ,
20___, pursuant to Section ___of that certain Amended and Restated Franchisee Financing Agreement
(as amended, the “Franchisee Financing Agreement”) dated October 1, 2003, as amended, among Lender,
ColorTyme and RAC. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Franchisee Financing Agreement. The undersigned hereby certify to
Lender as follows:

	1.	 	The undersigned are the duly elected, qualified and acting                      of ColorTyme and
                     of RAC, and as such officers, are authorized to make and deliver this Compliance
Certificate.
	 
	2.	 	The undersigned have reviewed the provisions of the Franchisee Financing Agreement and
confirm that, as of the date hereof:

	 	a.	 	The representations and warranties contained in the Franchisee Financing
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof
with the same force and effect as though made on the date hereof;
	 
	 	b.	 	ColorTyme and RAC have complied with all the terms, covenants and conditions
set forth in the Franchisee Financing Agreement;
	 
	 	c.	 	No Event of Default, and no event that with notice or the passage of time or
both will constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing;
	 
	 	d.	 	Attached hereto as Schedule A is a copy of the compliance certificate
prepared by the undersigned and delivered in accordance with the Senior Credit
Agreement, setting forth information and calculations that demonstrate compliance (or
noncompliance) with each of the covenants set forth in Section 2.2 of the Franchisee
Financing Agreement, and
	 
	 	e.	 	As of the date hereof, the senior debt of Rent-A-Center, Inc., has a rating of
                     as determined by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group, and a rating of
                     as determined by Moody’s Investor’s Service, Inc.

The foregoing certificate is given in our respective capacities as officers of ColorTyme and RAC,
and not in our individual capacities.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	COLORTYME, INC.	 	RENT-A-CENTER EAST, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Its:

	 	 	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT I

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EXHIBIT 10.21

RENT-A-CENTER, INC.

EXECUTIVE TRANSITION AGREEMENT

WITH [NAME OF EXECUTIVE]

          AGREEMENT made as of the ___day of                     , 2006, by and between RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(“Company”) and                                          (“Executive”).

     1. Background. This Agreement is intended to provide the Executive with certain
payments and benefits upon an involuntary termination of Executive’s employment or the occurrence
of certain other circumstances that may affect the Executive. The Company believes this Agreement
will help ensure the Executive’s undivided focus on the business of the Company and thereby enhance
shareholder value.

     2. Certain Defined Terms. The following terms have the following meanings when used in
this Agreement.

          (a) “Accrued Compensation” means, as of any date, (1) the unpaid amount, if any, of
Executive’s previously earned base salary, (2) the unpaid amount, if any, of the bonus earned by
the Executive for the preceding year, and (3) additional payments or benefits, if any, earned by
the Executive under and in accordance with any employee plan, program or arrangement of or with the
Company or an Affiliate (other than this Agreement).

          (b) “Affiliate” means an entity at least 50% of the voting, capital or profits interests of
which are owned directly or indirectly by Company.

          (c) “Benefit Continuation Coverage” means continuing group health insurance coverage for
Executive and, where applicable, Executive’s covered spouse and covered eligible dependents for a
specified period following the termination of Executive’s Employment with Company and its
Affiliates at the same benefit and contribution levels that would be in effect if the Executive’s
employment had continued, if and to the extent such coverage would be permitted by the applicable
plan and applicable law. Benefit Continuation Coverage, if any, shall be in addition to and not in
lieu of COBRA coverage. Unless sooner terminated, Benefit Continuation Coverage will be subject to
early termination if and when the Executive becomes entitled to comparable coverage from another
employer.

          (d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (e) “Cause” means (1) material act or acts of willful misconduct by Executive, whether in
violation of the Company’s policies, including, without limitation, the Company’s Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics, or otherwise; (2) Executive’s willful and repeated failure (except where due to
physical or mental incapacity) or refusal to perform in any material respect the duties and
responsibilities of Executive’s employment; (3) embezzlement or fraud committed by Executive, at
Executive’s direction, or with Executive’s prior personal knowledge; (4) Executive’s conviction of,
or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, the commission of a felony; or (5) substance abuse
or use of illegal drugs that, in the reasonable judgment of the Compensation Committee, (A) impairs
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Executive’s employment, or (B) causes or is likely to cause harm or embarrassment to the
Company or any of its Affiliates. Except as specified, the Compensation Committee, acting in its
own discretion, will be responsible for determining whether particular conduct constitutes “Cause”
for the purposes of this Agreement.

          (f) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after September 14, 2006:

     (i) any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) becomes the beneficial
owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 40%
or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
Company;

     (ii) a consolidation, merger or reorganization of the Company, unless (1) the
stockholders of Company immediately before such consolidation, merger or
reorganization own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined
voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other entity
resulting from such consolidation, merger or reorganization, (2) individuals who
were members of the Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement
providing for such consolidation, merger or reorganization constitute a majority of
the board of directors of the surviving corporation or of a corporation directly or
indirectly beneficially owning a majority of the voting securities of the surviving
corporation, and (3) no person beneficially owns more than 40% of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation
(other than a person who is (A) Company or a subsidiary of Company, (B) an employee
benefit plan maintained by Company, the surviving corporation or any subsidiary, or
(C) the beneficial owner of 40% or more of the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of Company immediately prior to such consolidation,
merger or reorganization);

     (iii) individuals who, as of September 14, 2006, constitute the entire Board
(the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board,
provided that any individual becoming a director subsequent to September 14, 2006
whose appointment or nomination for election by Company’s stockholders, was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent
Board;

     (iv) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of Company, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Company (other than to an entity described in (f)(ii) above);
or

     (v) any other event or transaction which the Board, acting in its discretion,
designates is a Change in Control.

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          (g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (h) “Company” means Rent-A-Center, Inc. and any successor thereto.

          (i) “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

          (j) “Disability” means the inability of Executive to substantially perform the customary
duties and responsibilities of Executive’s Employment with Company or an Affiliate for a period of
at least 120 consecutive days or 120 days in any 12-month period by reason of a physical or mental
incapacity which is expected to result in death or last indefinitely, as determined by a duly
licensed physician appointed by the Company.

          (k) “Employment” means Executive’s employment with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates.

          (l) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without the written consent of
Executive: (1) a material diminution by Company or an Affiliate of Executive’s duties or
responsibilities in a manner which is inconsistent with Executive’s position or which has or is
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Executive’s status or authority; (2) a
relocation by more than 50 miles of Executive’s principal place of business; or (3) a reduction by
Company or an Affiliate of Executive’s rate of salary or annual incentive opportunity or a breach
by Company or any of its Affiliates of a material provision of any written employment or other
agreement with Executive which is not corrected within 15 business days following notice thereof by
Executive to Company.

          (m) “Pro Rata Bonus” means the annual bonus, if any, earned by Executive for the calendar year
preceding the year in which the Executive’s Employment terminates multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the beginning of the calendar year in which
the Executive’s Employment terminates until the date the Executive’s Employment terminates, and the
denominator of which is 365. If the Executive’s Employment terminates before April 1 of a calendar
year, the Pro Rata Bonus for such calendar year shall be deemed to be zero.

          (n) “Salary & Bonus” means, as of the effective date of the termination of Executive’s
Employment with Company and its Affiliates, the sum of: (1) Executive’s highest annual rate of
salary at any time during the preceding 24 months, and (2) Executive’s average annual bonus for the
two preceding calendar years. If the number of preceding years of Executive’s Employment is less
than two, then the bonus component of Executive’s Salary & Bonus will be equal to bonus earned
during the calendar year preceding the date of Executive’s termination of Employment; and, if the
Executive has not completed at least a full calendar year of Employment, the bonus component of
Executive’s Salary & Bonus will be zero.

     3. General Severance Protection. Subject to the provisions hereof, including, without
limitation, Section 7 (relating to non-duplication of payments and benefits provided under other
agreements and arrangements) and Section 8 (relating to the execution and delivery of a release as
a condition of Executive’s (or a beneficiary’s) entitlement to payments and benefits

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hereunder), upon termination of Employment, other than a termination of Employment in
conjunction with a Change in Control to which Section 4 applies, Executive (or Executive’s
beneficiary, as the case may be) will be entitled to receive the applicable severance payments and
benefits set forth in this Section.

          (a) Termination by Company or an Affiliate without Cause. If Executive’s Employment is
terminated by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause, then Executive shall be entitled to
receive the following payments and benefits:

     (i) Accrued Compensation;

     (ii) Pro Rata Bonus;

     (iii) 1.0 times Salary & Bonus, payable to Executive in equal monthly (or, at
the option of the Company, more frequent) installments; and

     (iv) Benefit Continuation Coverage for the period covered by Section 3(a)(iii).

          (b) Disability or Death. If Executive’s Employment is terminated by the Company or an
Affiliate due to Executive’s Disability or if Executive’s Employment terminates by reason of death,
then Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive the following payments and
benefits:

     (i) Accrued Compensation;

     (ii) Pro Rata Bonus; and

     (iii) Benefit Continuation Coverage for twelve months.

          (c) Termination by Company or an Affiliate for Cause or Termination by Executive. If
Company or an Affiliate terminates Executive’s Employment for Cause or if Executive terminates such
Employment for any reason (other than death), then Executive shall be entitled to receive any
Accrued Compensation, subject to set off for amounts owed by Executive to Company or an Affiliate,
and nothing more.

          (d) Restoration. Any severance payments and benefits paid under this Section 3 shall
be subject to continuing compliance with the covenants described in and repayment pursuant to
Section 9.

     4. Termination in Conjunction with a Change in Control. Subject to the provisions
hereof, including, without limitation, Section 6 (relating to a reduction of severance payments and
benefits in order to avoid adverse tax consequences), Section 7 (relating to non-duplication of
payments and benefits provided under other agreements and arrangements), and Section 8 (relating to
execution and delivery of a general release as a condition of Executive’s entitlement to payments
and benefits hereunder), upon the termination of Executive’s Employment with Company and its
Affiliates in conjunction with a Change in Control, Executive (or Executive’s

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beneficiary, as the case may be) will be entitled to receive the applicable severance payments
and benefits set forth in this Section. For the purposes hereof, a termination of Employment is in
conjunction with a Change in Control if (and only if) it occurs during the period beginning six
months prior to a Change in Control (or, in the case of a Change in Control described in Section
2(f)(i) or (ii), beginning on the date of the definitive agreement pursuant to which the Change in
Control is consummated), and ending on the second anniversary of the date of the Change in Control.
If Executive is entitled to receive payments and benefits under Section 3 (due to a termination of
Employment not in conjunction with a Change in Control) and if, by reason of a subsequent Change in
Control, Executive’s termination of Employment is deemed to be in conjunction with the Change in
Control, then, in order to avoid duplication, the payments and benefits to which Executive is
entitled under this Section upon and following the Change in Control will be reduced by the
payments and benefits which Executive received under Section 3, and no further payments will be
made under Section 3.

          (a) Termination by Company or an Affiliate without Cause or by Executive for Good
Reason. If Executive’s Employment is terminated by Company or an Affiliate without Cause or by
Executive for Good Reason, then Executive shall be entitled to receive the following payments and
benefits:

     (i) Accrued Compensation;

     (ii) Pro Rata Bonus;

     (iii) an amount equal to 1.5 times Salary & Bonus, which amount shall be
payable in a lump sum in cash within 10 business days following the date of
Executive’s termination of Employment or, if later, the date of the Change in
Control; and

     (iv) Benefit Continuation Coverage for 1.5 years following termination.

          (b) Disability or Death. If Executive’s Employment is terminated by Company or an
Affiliate due to Executive’s Disability, or if Executive’s Employment terminates by reason of
death, then Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive the following
payments and benefits:

     (i) Accrued Compensation;

     (ii) Pro Rata Bonus; and

     (iii) Benefit Continuation Coverage for twelve months.

          (c) Termination by Company or an Affiliate for Cause or Termination by Executive without
Good Reason. If Executive’s Employment is terminated by Company or an Affiliate for Cause or is
terminated by Executive without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive Accrued
Compensation through the date of termination, subject to set off for amounts owed by Executive to
Company or an Affiliate, and nothing more.

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          (d) Restoration. Any severance payments and benefits paid under this Section 4 shall
be subject to continuing compliance with the covenants described in and repayment pursuant to
Section 9.

     5. Effect of a Change in Control on Options and Other Equity-Based Awards. All
outstanding Company stock options and other Company equity-based awards held by Executive shall
become fully vested immediately before the occurrence of a Change in Control if (a) Executive is
then still employed by Company or an Affiliate; or (b) Executive is entitled to payments and
benefits under Section 4(a) as a result of the termination of Employment during the pre-Change in
Control severance protection period described in Section 4. If Executive becomes vested in a stock
option or other equity-based award pursuant to part (b) of the preceding sentence, then, before the
Change in Control, Company will either reinstate the option or other award to the extent it would
otherwise not be vested, or make a cash payment to Executive equal to the intrinsic value of the
non-vested portion of the option or other award based upon the then value per share of Company’s
Common Stock. The vesting and other terms and conditions of Executive’s stock options and other
equity-based awards will continue to govern except as otherwise specifically provided by this
Section 5.

     6. Golden Parachute Tax Limitation. If Executive is entitled to receive payments and
benefits under this Agreement and if, when combined with the payments and benefits Executive is
entitled to receive under any other plan, program or arrangement of Company or an Affiliate,
Executive would be subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or Company would be denied
a deduction under Section 280G of the Code, then the severance amounts otherwise payable to
Executive under this Agreement will be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to ensure that
Executive will not be subject to such excise tax and Company will not be denied any such deduction.

     7. Effect of Other Agreements. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, the
post-termination payment and benefit provisions of Executive’s written employment or other
agreement with Company or an Affiliate in force at the termination of Executive’s Employment (if
any) will apply in lieu of the provisions hereof if and to the extent that, with respect to
Executive’s termination of Employment, the provisions of such employment or other agreement would
provide greater payments or benefits to Executive (or to Executive’s covered dependents or
beneficiaries). If any termination or severance payments or benefits are made or provided to
Executive by Company or any or its Affiliates pursuant to a written employment or other agreement
with Company or an Affiliate, such payments and benefits shall reduce the amount of the comparable
payments and benefits payable hereunder. This Section is intended to provide Executive with the
most favorable treatment and, at the same time, avoid duplication of payments or benefits, and it
will be construed and interpreted accordingly.

     8. Release of Claims. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Compensation Committee or the Board may condition severance payments or benefits otherwise payable
under this Agreement upon the execution and delivery by Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary) of a
general release in favor of Company, its Affiliates and their officers, directors and employees, in
such form as the Board or the Compensation Committee may specify; provided, however, that no such
release will be required as a condition of Executive’s (or the

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beneficiary’s) entitlement to Accrued Compensation. Any payment or benefit that is so
conditioned may be deferred until the expiration of the seven day revocation period prescribed by
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, or any similar revocation period in
effect on the effective date of the termination of Executive’s Employment.

     9. Restoration. The Executive has been provided and is privy to intellectual property,
trade secrets and other confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates. For two years
following the Executive’s termination of Employment, the Executive has agreed not to engage in any
activity or provide any services which are similar to or competitive with the business of the
Company and its Affiliates. For the same two year period, the Executive also agreed not to solicit
or induce, or cause or permit others to solicit or induce, any employee to terminate their
employment with the Company and its Affiliates. These covenants are set forth and agreed to in the
Loyalty and Confidentiality Agreement between the Executive and the Company (“Loyalty Agreement”).
The parties hereto understand and acknowledge that the promises in this Agreement and those in the
Loyalty Agreement, and not any employment of or services performed by the Executive in the course
and scope of that employment, constitute the sole consideration for the severance payments and
benefits provided by this Agreement. Further, it is agreed that should the Executive violate or be
in breach of any restrictions set forth herein or in the Loyalty Agreement (which determination
shall be made in the discretion of the Compensation Committee), (a) the Executive shall not be
entitled to any further severance payments and benefits under this Agreement, (b) the Executive
shall immediately return to the Company any severance payments and the value of any severance
benefits which were received hereunder, and (c) the Executive will have no further rights or
entitlements under this Agreement. This Section 9 shall not in any manner supersede or limit any
other right the Company may have to enforce or seek legal or equitable relief based on this
Agreement or the Loyalty Agreement.

     10. No Duty to Mitigate. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein with
respect to early termination of Benefit Continuation Coverage, Executive’s entitlement to payments
or benefits hereunder is not subject to mitigation or a duty to mitigate by Executive.

     11. Amendment. The Board may amend this Agreement, provided, however, that, no such
action which would have the effect of reducing or diminishing Executive’s entitlements under this
Agreement shall be effective without the express written consent of the Executive.

     12. Successors and Beneficiaries.

          (a) Successors and Assigns of Company. Company shall require any successor or
assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or
substantially all the business or assets of Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform or cause to be performed Company’s
obligations under this Agreement. In any such event, the term “Company,” as used herein shall mean
Company, as defined in Section 2 hereof, and any such successor or assignee. Executive acknowledges
and agrees that this Agreement and the Loyalty Agreement shall be fully enforceable by the
Company’s successor or assignee.

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          (b) Executive’s Beneficiary. For the purposes hereof, Executive’s beneficiary will be
the person or persons designated as such in a written beneficiary designation filed with the
Company, which may be revoked or revised in the same manner at any time prior to Executive’s death.
In the absence of a properly filed written beneficiary designation or if no designated beneficiary
survives Executive, Executive’s estate will be deemed to be the beneficiary hereunder.

     13. Nonassignability. With the exception of Executive’s beneficiary designation,
neither Executive nor Executive’s beneficiary may pledge, transfer or assign in any way the right
to receive payments or benefits hereunder, and any attempted pledge, transfer or assignment shall
be void and of no force or effect.

     14. Legal Fees to Enforce Rights after a Change in Control. If, following a Change in
Control, Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or Company takes
any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable or institutes any litigation or other
legal action designed to deny, diminish or to recover from Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary)
the payments and benefits intended to be provided, then Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary, as
the case may be) shall be entitled to select and retain counsel at the expense of Company to
represent Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary) in connection with the good faith initiation or
defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against Company or any director,
officer, stockholder or other person affiliated with Company or any successor thereto in any
jurisdiction.

     15. Not a Contract of Employment. This Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a
contract of employment between Executive and Company or any of its Affiliates. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to give Executive a right to be retained in the employ or other service of
Company or any of its Affiliates or to interfere with the right of Company or any of its Affiliates
to terminate Executive’s employment at any time.

     16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Texas, excluding its conflict of law rules. Any suit with respect to this Agreement will be brought
in the federal or state courts in the districts, which include Dallas, Texas, and Executive hereby
agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue thereof.

     17. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to comply
with Section 409A of the Code, if and to the extent applicable, and will be interpreted and applied
in a manner consistent with that intention. Toward that end, unless permitted sooner by Section
409A of the Code, severance amounts otherwise payable within six-months after termination of
employment will be deferred until and become payable on the first day of the seventh month
following termination of employment.

     18. Withholding. Company and its Affiliates may withhold from any and all amounts
payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld
pursuant to applicable law.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Executive

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