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New Study Finds 90% of GAP Purchasers Think It's a Good Idea and Would Buy AgainA recent study, Consumers and Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP Protection) on Vehicle Financing Contracts: A First Look, with authors that include a current economist and retired senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board, proves the value of GAP to consumers in shielding them from financial risks of losses exceeding insured collateral values if vehicles become total losses. The survey found that consumers purchased GAP in about 39 percent of financed vehicle transactions and more than 90% of GAP purchasers report that buying GAP is a good idea and that they would buy it again with only about 1% of surveyed purchasers indicating dissatisfaction with their choice.
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