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Auto Financeby Randy HenrickMarch 1, 2010

New Credit Rules Decoded

Risk-Based Pricing Rules represent the latest in consumer-protection regulations, but they aren’t easy to decipher. Compliance expert breaks down the rules and offers some guidance.

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F&Iby Jim BassMarch 1, 2010

Primed for a Comeback

With the capital markets on the mend, special finance could be on the comeback trail, that’s if bank regulators and financial services reform don’t get in the way. Insider breaks down the market.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoMarch 1, 2010

Trigger Leads Revisited

The magazine talks to Tim Parker, founder of DealerLink, about the company’s new trigger leads program, and gets a few market insights along the way.

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F&Iby Tom HudsonMarch 1, 2010

Connecting the Dots

Most legal predicaments dealers find themselves in could have been averted if they'd only connected the dots. The magazine's legal wiz weighs in.

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Auto Financeby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 23, 2010

Protective Talks Credit, F&I Products and GAP’s Improved Stance

The magazine goes one-on-one with Brent Griggs, president of Protective’s Asset Protection Division, to discuss a host of topics ― from the F&I product sales and the credit market, to the company’s recent purchase of Prizm. Find out why the company is feeling positive about the coming year.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 1, 2010

Time to Uphold Our Job Requirement

The verdict on the impact of the Fed's new rule is still out, but its requirements might just be what the doctor ordered for our business.

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F&ICover Storyby Justina LyFebruary 1, 2010

Digital Battlegrounds

With the battle for customers going online, dealers are racing to get their hands around this budding marketing medium. Three dealers provide a peek into their strategies.

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F&Iby Bruce FosterFebruary 1, 2010

Mining for Customers

While marketing experts debate the impact of online marketing, there are strategies that offer a nice return for a small investment. Dealer expert breaks them down.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 1, 2010

Raising the Odds

Three compliance experts attempt to map out a dealer’s best-chance deal. In the end, all roads lead back to compliance.

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F&Iby Ronald J. ReahardFebruary 1, 2010

Upgrading to F&I 4G

In the ‘70s, it was the assumptive close. In the ‘80s, it was step-selling. The ‘90s brought along the F&I Menu. Expert shows you how F&I’s newest upgrade can take sales and profits from ‘woe’ to ‘WOW.’

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