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Securing consumer down payments challenging for auto lenders

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Car buyers are putting less money down toward car purchases than they did four years ago, driving up loan-to-value ratios as longer terms become more popular and vehicle prices rise. Getting auto borrowers to “bring money into the transaction” has become a challenge over the past year at subprime lender SAFCO, President Jason Person said […]

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