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Auto Financeby Melinda ZabritskiOctober 4, 2016

No Bubbles Here

The auto finance industry continued to quell the subprime bubble talk, with finance sources extending credit to five times more superprime car buyers than deep subprime shoppers.

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Auto FinanceCover Storyby Gregory ArroyoOctober 4, 2016

Examining the Bricks-to-Clicks Push

Tech vendors believe the industry needs to respond to customer dissatisfaction with the F&I process, but not everyone believes moving the process online is the answer.

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F&Iby Tariq KamalSeptember 2, 2016

Debating F&I's Future

This past May, top producers and thought leaders took part in a no-holds-barred debate over how the industry must change to meet the needs and expectations of today’s car buyers.

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F&ICover Storyby Gregory ArroyoSeptember 2, 2016

Setting the Pace

This year’s field of F&I Pacesetters consists of operations from California, Illinois, Texas, and Wisconsin. Each boasts active management teams, pay plans that balance performance with customer satisfaction, and multilayered compliance processes.

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F&Iby Tariq KamalAugust 18, 2016

Magazine Offers Details on Compliance Summit Program

Scheduled for Aug. 29-30, Compliance Summit is designed to deliver a crash course in federal regulations and enforcement action to help dealers, agents and industry execs build sustainable sales and F&I processes without sacrificing productivity and profitability.

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Auto Financeby Gregory ArroyoAugust 18, 2016

F&I and Showroom Names 2016 F&I Pacesetters

This year’s field of F&I Pacesetters includes operations from California, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin. One of them will be named F&I and Showroom's 2016 F&I Dealer of the Year at Industry Summit 2016.

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Complianceby Eric JudsonAugust 9, 2016

Protecting Your Dealership Through Proper Screening

A New York dealer is in hot water after hiring an F&I professional four months after he was indicted for defrauding customers at another dealership.

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Auto Financeby Tom McQueenAugust 8, 2016

Tearing Down Dealership Silos

Retail expert says dealerships are fertile grounds for the morale-killing, business-destroying silo mentality. He offers four recommendations for righting the ship.

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F&Iby Dwayne Wiggins & Stuart BrightmanAugust 8, 2016

3 Steps to Selling Road Hazard Protection

AAA has given F&I managers a $3 billion reason every customer needs to drive off the lot with road hazard protection. Two F&I pros lay out a process for doing just that.

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F&Iby Rick McCormickAugust 8, 2016

2 Ways to Take a Break and Improve Your Sales Numbers in the Process

F&I trainer says it’s time for a break. He explains how stepping outside and taking a breath of fresh air will lead to more product sales than you ever thought possible.

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