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Auto Financeby Rob HagenApril 1, 2010

Risk and Reward

Contrary to popular belief, there is a market for customers going through a bankruptcy. The Special Finance Coach provides marketing tips, plus a couple of lenders that can help.

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F&Iby Michael BenoitApril 1, 2010

Truncation Redux

The magazine’s legal columnist cites two recent cases to provide dealer guidance on the FCRA’s ‘truncation’ requirement.

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F&ICover Storyby Justina LyApril 1, 2010

Data-Driven Success

Ford dealer talks about how software helped his Peoria, Ill.-based outlet stay out of the red last year, and now has him primed to increase sales by 750 units.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoMarch 16, 2010

The New Word of Mouth

When it comes to social networking, the question is not what it can do for your business, but what it can tell you about your business.

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F&Iby Jordan DenhamMarch 16, 2010

5 Steps to Social Media Success

In today’s Web 2.0 environment, the dealership doesn’t define its customer base, it’s the customer base that defines the dealership. Check out these five steps to launching a social-networking campaign.

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F&ICover Storyby Gary FaggMarch 1, 2010

Pink-Slip Protection: What’s the Holdup?

An insider provides some insight on what’s preventing job-loss protection from becoming a regular item on F&I menus. He says the industry could see some positive things with the product this year.

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F&Iby Dale PollackMarch 1, 2010

Pricing Value in the Internet Age

The Internet has certainly changed how dealers price their used-vehicle inventory, but technology providers are moving quickly to level the playing field.

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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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