Donald Foss, billionaire founder of Credit Acceptance Corp., dies at 78

Don Foss

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NICK MANES

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Crain's Detroit Business

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August 15, 2022 10:49 PM

Donald Foss, who founded one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, died Sunday of complications of cancer, according to a news release.

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