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Description of Business (Percentage of Consumer Loans Assigned Based on Volumes) | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019
Portfolio Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description Of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of new consumer loans unit volume | 64.10% | 62.50% | 64.90% |  | 67.40% |  | 67.20% |  | 66.70% |  | 67.40% |
Percentage of new consumer loans dollar volume | 60.90% | 59.10% | 60.50% | [1] | 64.00% | [1] | 64.10% | [1] | 63.70% | [1] | 65.00% | [1]
Purchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description Of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of new consumer loans unit volume | 35.90% | 37.50% | 35.10% |  | 32.60% |  | 32.80% |  | 33.30% |  | 32.60% |
Percentage of new consumer loans dollar volume | 39.10% | 40.90% | 39.50% | [1] | 36.00% | [1] | 35.90% | [1] | 36.30% | [1] | 35.00% | [1]
[1] | Represents advances paid to Dealers on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program and one-time payments made to Dealers to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program. Payments of Dealer Holdback (as defined below) and accelerated Dealer Holdback are not included.

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