Residence Malibu, California, US Name Don Hankey Children 4 | Spouse(s) married Occupation Founder, Hankey Group Role Businessman | |
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Born June 13, 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-06-13 ) Los Angeles, California, US Net worth $2.3 billion (September 2015) Alma mater University of Southern California | ||
Don Robert Hankey (born June 13, 1943) is an American billionaire businessman, the founder of the Hankey Group, which makes most of its income from subprime car loans.
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Early life
Don Robert Hankey was born on June 13, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, the son of a Los Angeles car dealer. He has a degree from University of Southern California.
Career
Hankey took over his father's Ford dealership in 1972, and built the Hankey Group, with its main business being Westlake Financial Services, which makes subprime car loans. He is also a real estate investor in Downtown Los Angeles.
As of September 2015, he had a net worth of $2.3 billion.
Personal life
He is married with four children, and lives in Malibu. His son, Don Rufus Hankey, is chairman of Nowcom, a car-lending software developer, and a Hankey Group company.