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BUREAU FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
IV
General
The Bureau finds the following:
4. DriveTime is a “buy-here, pay-here” used car dealer headquartered in Phoenix,
Arizona. It sells cars and, through its finance affiliate, DTAC, provides subprime
vehicle financing at 117 dealership locations in 20 states.
5. DriveTime is a “covered person” as that term is defined by 12 U.S.C. § 5481(6).
6. DriveTime’s average customer is 26 to 42 years of age, has an annual income of
$37,000 to $50,000, and has a FICO score between 461 and 554. As of
December 31, 2013, DriveTime had 150,830 retail installment contracts
outstanding. In 2013, DriveTime originated 68,177 retail installment contracts;
the average amount financed for those transactions was $16,299; the average
APR was 19%; and the average customer FICO score was 520.
7. The used cars that DriveTime sells are usually between two and seven years old
and usually have mileage of between 40,000 to 120,000 miles.
8. As of December 31, 2013, 46% of DriveTime’s outstanding retail installment
contracts – approximately 69,000 – were past due. As of December, 31, 2013,
16% of DriveTime’s outstanding retail installment contracts – approximately
24,000 – were more than 30 days past due.
Findings and Conclusions as to Unfair Collection
Practices in Violation of the CFPA
9. When DriveTime consumers fell behind on their installment payments,
DriveTime’s extensive collections operation began calling them. DriveTime had
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