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Description of Business (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Description Of Business [Abstract] |
Schedule of Percentage of Consumer Loans Assigned Based on Unit Volumes | The following table shows the percentage of Consumer Loans assigned to us based on unit volumes under each of the programs for each of the last seven quarters:
Quarter Ended |  | Portfolio Program |  | Purchase Program
March 31, 2013 |  | 94.4 | % |  | 5.6 | %
June 30, 2013 |  | 93.9 | % |  | 6.1 | %
September 30, 2013 |  | 92.9 | % |  | 7.1 | %
December 31, 2013 |  | 92.4 | % |  | 7.6 | %
March 31, 2014 |  | 91.7 | % |  | 8.3 | %
June 30, 2014 |  | 91.4 | % |  | 8.6 | %
September 30, 2014 |  | 90.5 | % |  | 9.5 | %

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