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Description of Business (Percentage of Consumer Loans Assigned Based on Volumes) | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021
Portfolio Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description Of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of new consumer loans unit volume | 74.30% | 74.00% |  | 72.70% |  | 71.80% |  | 69.90% |  | 66.90% |  | 65.40% |
Percentage of new consumer loans dollar volume | 70.50% | 70.40% | [1] | 68.60% | [1] | 68.00% | [1] | 66.80% | [1] | 64.00% | [1] | 62.70% | [1]
Purchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description Of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of new consumer loans unit volume | 25.70% | 26.00% |  | 27.30% |  | 28.20% |  | 30.10% |  | 33.10% |  | 34.60% |
Percentage of new consumer loans dollar volume | 29.50% | 29.60% | [1] | 31.40% | [1] | 32.00% | [1] | 33.20% | [1] | 36.00% | [1] | 37.30% | [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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