Online auto-loan checkout focuses on monthly payment while hiding total cost and APR
Carvana checkout emphasizes a low monthly figure but the actual contract total and APR are not surfaced as a distinct number until after signing. Buyers commit to roughly double-market-value totals on financed vehicles, raising state deceptive-practices concerns.
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