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Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Santander Consumer USA will pay $65 million to 33 states and the District of Columbia and forgive nearly $500 million more in debts to settle claims that its subprime auto lending business exposed consumers to “unnecessarily high levels of risk.”

HONOLULU — Santander Consumer USA will pay $65 million to 33 states and the District of Columbia and forgive nearly $500 million more in debts to settle claims that its subprime auto lending business exposed consumers to “unnecessarily high levels of risk.”

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