Exhibit 3.16

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

OF

RENT-A-CENTER ADDISON, L.L.C.

     The undersigned, a natural person of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, acting as organizer of a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (“Act”), does hereby adopt the following Certificate of Formation.

ARTICLE ONE

     The name of the limited liability company is Rent-A-Center Addison, L.L.C. (the “Company”).

ARTICLE TWO

     The period of duration for the Company is perpetual.

ARTICLE THREE

     The purpose for which the Company is organized is to engage in any lawful business activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Act, subject to the limitations of law and any limitations that may he imposed by the Operating Agreement.

ARTICLE FOUR

     The principal place of business of the Company is 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Third Floor, Plano, Texas 75024.

ARTICLE FIVE

     The street address of the initial registered office of the Company is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE SIX

     The management of the Company is hereby reserved to the managers. The names and addresses of the initial managers are as follows:

Name	Address
Mark E. Speese	5700 Tennyson Parkway
	Third Floor
	Plano, Texas 75024
Mitchell E. Fadel
	5700 Tennyson Parkway
	Third Floor Plano,
	Texas 75024

ARTICLE SEVEN

     The name and address of the organizer is James R. Griffin, c/o Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., 5400 Renaissance Tower, 1201 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75270.

ARTICLE EIGHT

     To the full extent permitted by Delaware law, the Company may and has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member, manager, officer or other person on the terms and conditions as set forth in the Operating Agreement.

ARTICLE NINE

     This Certificate of Formation may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in any manner permitted by applicable law and approved by the affirmative vote of the members as provided in the Operating Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4^th day of December, 2003.

/s/ James R. Griffin  

James R. Griffin 

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