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Southwest Regional Office Issue Papers for the 78th Texas Legislature: Car finance

CarFinance.pdf | 60.0 kB
January 1, 2003
Costly add-ons like credit insurance give little value for consumers, but are highly profitable for dealers, giving them an incentive to push even those that are inappropriate for the consumer.

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