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Auto FinanceCover Storyby Tariq KamalSeptember 6, 2011

Down But Not Out

After nearly 20 years of steady growth, Easterns Automotive founder Robert Bassam almost lost it all. Learn how old friends and a new business model put his operation back on track.

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Auto Financeby Jim ZieglerSeptember 5, 2011

Beware False Prophets of Profit

‘Da Man’ says it’s time for dealers to stop believing in the flawed logic that says it’s impossible to make a profit in today’s Internet age.

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F&Iby Tariq KamalAugust 5, 2011

Character Development

Chris ‘Captain Credit’ Cochran struck gold for Haddad Dealerships with a social media promotion that grew into a standalone special finance department.

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F&Iby Jim BassAugust 5, 2011

Ending the Cycle

Things are looking up for the below-prime segment, but our analyst warns that there still may be trouble ahead for the finance companies and dealers who serve that segment.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoAugust 5, 2011

A New Breed

CarFinance Capital is new to the auto finance world, but the people behind the nonprime/subprime finance source are not. The editor gets the skinny.

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Auto Financeby Lon LeneveAugust 5, 2011

Buy-Sell Mistakes to Avoid

Before you think about selling or expanding your operation, check out this buy-sell primer for avoiding four possible landmines on the road to a sale.

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Auto Financeby Michael A. BenoitAugust 5, 2011

To Charge or Not to Charge

Can you charge a customer’s down payment to a credit card? The magazine’s legal wiz says the answer has more to do with economics than the law of the land.

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F&ICover Storyby Jennifer WashingtonAugust 5, 2011

She’s Buying

It’s been a year since Meade Lexus earned AskPatty.com’s “Seal of Approval,” and the dealer group’s CSI is now approaching 100 percent.

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Auto Financeby Jennifer WashingtonJuly 12, 2011

Bubble Economics: Predicting the Used-Vehicle Correction

ALG’s Eric Lyman talks to the magazine about the potential pricing bubble looming over the used-vehicle market in this exclusive interview with F&I and Showroom magazine.

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Auto Financeby Melinda ZabritskiJuly 5, 2011

First Quarter Delivers Optimistic Outlook

Delinquencies and dollar volume of at-risk loans continued to fall in the first quarter, and auto finance sources responded, with shares of loans to credit-challenged buyers increasing by 11.1 percent. Experian Automotive’s director of automotive credit provides a snapshot of other auto finance trends from the quarter.

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