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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] 
Related Party Transactions
8.           RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the normal course of our business, affiliated Dealer-Partners assign Consumer Loans to us under the Portfolio and Purchase Programs.  Dealer Loans and Purchased Loans with affiliated Dealer-Partners are on the same terms as those with non-affiliated Dealer-Partners.  Affiliated Dealer-Partners are comprised of Dealer-Partners owned or controlled by: (1) our majority shareholder and Chairman; and (2) a member of the Chairman's immediate family.

Affiliated Dealer Loan balances were $5.4 million and $9.0 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Affiliated Dealer Loan balances were 0.4% and 0.8% of total consolidated Dealer Loan balances as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  A summary of related party Loan activity is as follows:

(In thousands)
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Affiliated
Dealer-Partner
activity
   
% of
consolidated
   
Affiliated
Dealer-Partner
activity
   
% of
consolidated
 
Dealer Loan revenue
 
$
349
     
0.4
%
 
$
715
     
0.9
%
New Consumer Loan assignments (1)
   
128
     
0.0
%
   
457
     
0.2
%
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments
   
-
     
0.0
%
   
20
     
0.2
%
Dealer Holdback payments
   
652
     
2.7
%
   
415
     
3.9
%

(In thousands)
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Affiliated
Dealer-Partner
activity
   
% of
consolidated
   
Affiliated
Dealer-Partner
activity
   
% of
consolidated
 
Dealer Loan revenue
 
$
1,330
     
0.5
%
 
$
2,363
     
1.1
%
New Consumer Loan assignments (1)
   
788
     
0.1
%
   
2,534
     
0.4
%
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments
   
24
     
0.1
%
   
240
     
1.0
%
Dealer Holdback payments
   
1,757
     
3.0
%
   
1,474
     
4.4
%

(1)  
Represents advances paid to Dealer-Partners on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program and one-time payments made to Dealer-Partners to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.

Our majority shareholder and Chairman has indirect control over entities that, in the past, offered secured lines of credit to automobile dealers, and has the right or obligation to reacquire these entities under certain circumstances until December 31, 2014 or the repayment of the related purchase money note.