EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the
"COMPANY") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "REPORT"), I, Robert
D. Davis, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge,:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.

                                     /s/ Robert D. Davis
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                                     Robert D. Davis
                                     Senior Vice President -Finance,
                                     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 3, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Rent-A-Center, Inc. and will be retained by Rent-A-Center, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.