Auto Loan Principal Not Reducing Despite Payments; Refund Not Credited
Credit Acceptance Corporation auto loan shows unexplained interest fluctuations with the principal balance failing to decrease despite regular payments. A VSC cancellation refund was also never credited to the account. The pattern suggests systematic payment misapplication.
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surfaced semanticallyAuto Loan Balance Grows Despite Regular Payments Due to Accounting Errors
A borrower making consistent monthly payments sees their Credit Acceptance Corporation loan balance increasing rather than decreasing, with unexplained interest charges, late fees, and payment reversals. This suggests systematic payment misapplication or accounting fraud. Consumers have no visibility into how payments are being applied and no self-service remedy.
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Consumer documents mathematically inconsistent interest charges on a simple-interest auto loan, with principal balance failing to decrease despite regular payments. Credit Acceptance Corporation ignores written dispute requests. The misapplication pattern appears deliberate, preventing the account from returning to current status.
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