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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 13)*
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Credit Acceptance Corporation (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, $.01 par value (Title of Class of Securities) |
225310101 (CUSIP Number) |
Thomas W. Smith 2200 Butts Road, Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL, 33431 (561) 314 0800 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
07/02/2025 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.


The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 225310101 |
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Name of reporting person
Prescott General Partners LLC | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,436,951.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
12.4 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 225310101 |
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Name of reporting person
Prescott Associates L.P. | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
NEW
YORK
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
911,132.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
7.8 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 225310101 |
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Name of reporting person
Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
41,437.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0.4 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 225310101 |
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Name of reporting person
Thomas W. Smith | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
PF, OO | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
662,295.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
5.7 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 225310101 |
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Name of reporting person
Scott J. Vassalluzzo | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
PF, OO | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
68,158.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0.6 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
(a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value | |
(b) | Name of Issuer:
Credit Acceptance Corporation | |
(c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
25505 W. Twelve Mile Road, Southfield,
MICHIGAN
, 48034-8339. | |
Item 1 Comment:
The following constitutes Amendment No. 13 to the joint filing on Schedule 13D by Thomas W. Smith, Scott J. Vassalluzzo, Steven M. Fischer, Idoya Partners L.P. ("Idoya Partners") and Prescott Associates L.P. ("Prescott Associates") originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 3, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, and Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC by Thomas W. Smith, Scott J. Vassalluzzo, Idoya Partners, Prescott Associates and Prescott General Partners LLC ("PGP") on January 5, 2012, June 4, 2012, June 12, 2012, July 10, 2012 and November 26, 2012, respectively, Amendment No. 6 and Amendment No. 7 filed with the SEC by Thomas W. Smith, Scott J. Vassalluzzo, Prescott Associates and PGP on April 22, 2013 and February 17, 2016, respectively, and Amendment No. 8, Amendment No. 9, Amendment No. 10, Amendment No. 11 and Amendment No. 12 filed with the SEC by Thomas W. Smith, Scott J. Vassalluzzo, Prescott Associates, PGP and Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust ("PIPS") on December 13, 2019, January 28, 2020, March 10, 2020, June 8, 2020, and May 9, 2022, respectively (as amended, the "Schedule 13D"). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Schedule 13D, and unless amended or supplemented hereby, all information previously filed remains in effect. | ||
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration | |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "In order to fund the purchase of the Common Stock reported herein, the Managed Accounts (as hereinafter defined) contributed in the aggregate $20,460,710.82 of the funds of the Managed Accounts (including $9,544,099.96 contributed by Prescott Associates and $361,476.48 contributed by PIPS), Mr. Vassalluzzo contributed $990,322.17 of his personal funds and Mr. Smith contributed $8,248,216.57 of his personal funds. The Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by Mr. Vassalluzzo includes 13,266 shares of Common Stock received
as payment for an equivalent number of vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") received by him for his service as a director of the Issuer under successive versions of the Issuer's Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Incentive Plan"). | ||
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "As described more fully in Item 5 below, as general partner of the Partnerships, PGP may be deemed to beneficially own 1,436,951 shares of Common Stock held by the Partnerships. PIPS may be deemed to beneficially own 41,437 shares of Common Stock held on behalf of the employee profit-sharing plan participants. Messrs. Smith and Vassalluzzo may be deemed to beneficially own 94,898 and 2,758 shares of Common Stock, respectively, in their capacities as investment managers for several managed accounts, which consist of investment accounts for: (i) a private charitable foundation established by Mr. Smith and for which Mr. Smith acts as trustee (the "Foundation") and (ii) certain family members of Mr. Vassalluzzo and certain individual accounts managed by Mr. Smith. The Partnerships, PIPS and the managed accounts are referred to collectively herein as the "Managed Accounts." The 1,576,044 shares of Common Stock owned by the Managed Accounts (the "Managed Account Shares") were acquired by the Reporting Persons on behalf of the Managed Accounts for the purpose of achieving the investment goals of the Managed Accounts. Mr. Vassalluzzo currently serves as a director of the Issuer and may be deemed to beneficially own 65,400 shares of Common Stock for his own account, including 51,000 shares of Common Stock acquired for investment purposes, 13,266 shares of Common Stock received for vested RSUs awarded under the Issuer's Incentive Plan, and 1,134 unvested restricted stock units awarded under the Issuer's Incentive Plan. In addition, Mr. Smith may be deemed to beneficially own 567,397 shares held by Ridgeview Smith Investments LLC, a limited liability company established by Mr. Smith, the sole member of which is a revocable trust established by Mr. Smith for the benefit of his family (the "Ridgeview Shares"). Mr. Smith acquired the Ridgeview Shares for investment purposes. In addition to the above, depending upon market conditions, the availability of funds, an evaluation of alternative investments, and such other factors as may be considered relevant, each of the Reporting Persons may purchase or sell shares of Common Stock if deemed appropriate and opportunities to do so are available, in each case, on such terms and at such times as such Reporting Person considers desirable. The Reporting Persons may talk or hold discussions with various parties, including, but not limited to, the Issuer's management, its board of directors, and other shareholders and third parties, for the purpose of developing and implementing strategies to maximize shareholder value, including strategies that may, in the future, result in the occurrence of one or more of the actions or events enumerated in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Subject to the foregoing, none of the Reporting Persons has any present plan or proposal which relates to or would result in any of the actions or events enumerated in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. In addition, each Reporting Person disclaims any obligation to report any plan or proposal known to such Reporting Person solely as a result of Mr. Vassalluzzo's position as a director of the Issuer and his participation in such capacity in decisions involving an action or event described in clauses (a) through (j) in Item 4 of Schedule 13D." | ||
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
(a) | Based on information included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on April 30, 2025, which disclosed that 11,603,475 shares of Common Stock were outstanding as of April 23, 2025, the aggregate number and percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons is as follows: PGP - 1,436,951 shares (12.4%); Prescott Associates - 911,132 shares (7.8%); PIPS - 41,437 shares (0.4%); Mr. Smith - 662,295 shares (5.7%); and Mr. Vassalluzzo - 68,158 shares (0.6%). | |
(b) | PGP, as the general partner of the Partnerships, may be deemed to share the power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,436,951 shares. Prescott Associates has the shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 911,132 shares. PIPS has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote of and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 41,437 shares. Messrs. Smith and Vassalluzzo have the sole power to vote or to direct the vote of and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 587,845 and 68,158 shares, respectively. In their capacities as investment managers for managed accounts, Messrs. Smith and Vassalluzzo may be deemed to share the power to vote or to direct the vote of 74,450 and no shares, respectively, and to share the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 74,450 and no shares, respectively. Voting and investment authority over investment accounts established for the benefit of certain family members and friends of Messrs. Smith and Vassalluzzo is subject to each beneficiary's right, if so provided, to terminate or otherwise direct the disposition of the investment account. | |
(c) | During the past 60 days, the Reporting Persons effected transactions involving shares of Common Stock as follows: On July 2, 2025, Prescott Associates distributed 42,329 shares of Common Stock in kind to a limited partner in partial satisfaction of a withdrawal request from the limited partner. The distribution was effected pursuant to a direct DTC transfer from the brokerage account of Prescott Associates to the brokerage account of the limited partner. For purposes of the distribution, the shares were valued at the June 30th closing price of $509.43 per share. Additional transactions involving shares of Common Stock effected by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days are set forth on Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference. | |
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 1. Schedule A to the statement on Schedule 13D dated July 7, 2025. 2. Agreement relating to the joint filing of statement on Schedule 13D dated July 7, 2025. |
SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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