Wife bought a new sprinter van two months ago, it was like pulling teeth to get the dealer to let us deal with our credit union vs originating the loan themselv

Wife bought a new sprinter van two months ago, it was like pulling teeth to get the dealer to let us deal with our credit union vs originating the loan themselves. Luckily we were up against the end of the year, so they were willing to deal with us in order to have the deal done to count for 2021 sales vs 2022