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      <issuerName>CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>000-20202</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD</com:street1>
        <com:city>SOUTHFIELD</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>MI</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>48034-8334</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>2483532700</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>ULATOWSKI DANIEL A.</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Former Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>900 Salem Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>Smithfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>RI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02917</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>1438</noOfUnitsSold>
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      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>11031544</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>02/09/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/22/2016</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>500</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>02/22/2016</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
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      <acquiredDate>02/09/2026</acquiredDate>
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      <paymentDate>02/09/2026</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Daniel Ulatowski</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>25505 W. Twelve Mile Road</com:street1>
          <com:city>Southfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>48034-8339</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>12/10/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>3000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>1426980.00</grossProceeds>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Daniel Ulatowski</name>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>01/30/2026</saleDate>
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        <name>Daniel Ulatowski</name>
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          <com:zipCode>48034-8339</com:zipCode>
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      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/02/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1411</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>717589.73</grossProceeds>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>D.&amp; B. Ulatowski Living Trust</name>
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          <com:street1>25505 W. Twelve Mile Road</com:street1>
          <com:city>Southfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>48034-8339</com:zipCode>
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      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/06/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1564</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>797852.67</grossProceeds>
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        <name>Daniel Ulatowski</name>
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          <com:street1>25505 W. Twelve Mile Road</com:street1>
          <com:city>Southfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>48034-8339</com:zipCode>
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      <saleDate>02/06/2026</saleDate>
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      <grossProceeds>1530580.50</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>Regarding today's sale, 500 shares were sold in the account of the D.&amp; B. Ulatowski Living Trust, of which Daniel A. Ulatowski is a trustee and an account stakeholder.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>02/09/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Jennifer Ruchti, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Daniel A. Ulatowski</signature>
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