[klayfish]

Roscoe,
Technically, the example of the damaged cars you site is just one form of title washing. It is far and away the most common, but the services offered by TU is also considered title washing. Basically, it's intentionally registering a vehicle in another state, only to bring it back to the original state, in order to alter something on the title. Whether it's changing the year on the title, removing a salvage branding, former taxi, flood, whatever.

I don't disagree at all that money may be at the heart of the issue, but it is actually title washing. It is what it is.

Steve