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Who put up Trump's $175 million bond? A subprime car loan billionaire who has run afoul of regulators

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Don Hankey made a fortune building a subprime auto loan empire. Along the way, his companies racked up consumer complaints, regulatory fines and were sued by...

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  1. Trump got his $175 million bond from billionaire fan’s firm

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    Who put up Trump's $175 million bond? A subprime car loan billionaire who has run afoul of regulators

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  1. The Guardian

    Car loan financier who put up $175m bond for Trump was ‘happy to do it’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Don Hankey, chair of Knight Specialty Insurance, says underwriting loan to civil fraud judgment was ‘what we do’

  2. Bloomberg

    Trump $175 Million Bond Arranged by Billionaire Supporter’s Firm (opens Bloomberg)

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    A billionaire Donald Trump supporter whose California company is known for subprime auto loans offered to arrange the former president’s $175 million appeal bond in New York state’s civil fraud suit, though he said politics had nothing to do with it.

  3. RedState

  4. The Columbian

    Trump got his $175 million bond from billionaire fan’s firm (opens The Columbian)

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    NEW YORK — A billionaire Donald Trump supporter whose California company is known for subprime auto loans and who has ties to one of the former president’s banks arranged his $175 million appeal bond

  5. Washington Post

    How a California billionaire known for auto loans provided Trump’s bond (opens Washington Post)

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    Don Hankey, a Trump supporter who made billions on high-interest auto loans, financed the former president’s $175 million bond to appeal his New York civil judgment.

  6. Forbes

    Trump Posts $175 Million Bond Thanks To Billionaire Don Hankey (opens Forbes)

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    A company backed by Don Hankey, the California billionaire who made his fortune on high-interest car loans, comes to Donald Trump’s rescue.

  7. CBS News

    Who is Don Hankey, the billionaire whose insurance firm provided Trump a $175 million bond payment? (opens CBS News)

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    Billionaire Don Hankey said his company offered the bond in the course of doing business — not because he supports Trump.

  8. New York Post

    Firm that underwrote Trump’s $175M bond known for high-interest loans to car buyers with bad credit history (opens New York Post)

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    Don Hankey -- the California-based businessman who made his $1.6 billion fortune from lending money to auto buyers with flawed credit history, per Forbes -- came to Trump's rescue on Monday.

  9. NBC Chicago

    Who put up Trump's $175 million bond? A subprime car loan billionaire who has run afoul of regulators (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Don Hankey made a fortune building a subprime auto loan empire. Along the way, his companies racked up consumer complaints, regulatory fines and were sued by...

  10. NBC News

    Who put up Trump's bond? A subprime car loan billionaire who has run afoul of regulators (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Providing Donald Trump’s $175 million appeal bond when other insurers wouldn’t is business as usual for California financier Don Hankey.

  11. New York Times

    Trump’s Bond Benefactor Earned Billions From Subprime Car Loans (opens New York Times)

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    Don Hankey said his decision to help Mr. Trump post a $175 million bond was a business decision, though he voted for him in 2016.

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