Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Illinois

Hard to say "what gives" without reviewing the loan documents. My guess is that you paid down on the loan a little, they sold the car for peanuts at an auction, and now they want penalties, shortfall, fees, etc., that may or may not have been specified in the loan documents.

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