Benchmark Consulting Launches 9th Auto Finance Benchmark Program
ATLANTA -- Benchmark Consulting International, a management consulting firm to the financial services industry, has launched its industry-wide Auto Finance Benchmark Program.
ATLANTA -- Benchmark Consulting International, a management consulting firm to the financial services industry, has launched its industry-wide Auto Finance Benchmark Program.
The 2005 program will examine data from industry leaders in auto finance, looking specifically at the following core processes of auto financing:
Dealer relations
Application processing
Buying
Review
Booking & Funding
Collateral management
Customer service
End-of-term processing
Collections & Recovery
Benchmark Consulting enhanced this year’s program to include analysis of the most current issues facing auto financing sources today, including e-contracting, document management, organizational structure, vendor management, risk management, subprime alliances and outsourced operations.
For more information on participation in the 2005 Auto Finance Benchmark program, contact Marguerite Watanabe at m-watanabe@benchmarkinternational.com.
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