Diamondbrite N.A. Now Approved Provider on Universal Lenders' The Zero Plan
The partnership will allow dealers to provide customers who purchase Diamondbrite N.A. products, which include lifetime warranted paint, fabric, wheel, and leather protection, with premium financing through The Zero Plan.
OAK PARK, Ill. — Environmental protection products distributor Diamondbrite N.A. and Universal Lenders LLC, creator of The Zero Plan, announce that they will be working together to offer financing solutions to auto dealers.
According to officials, the partnership will allow dealers to provide their customers who purchase Diamondbrite N.A. products, including lifetime warranted paint, fabric, wheel, and leather protection, with premium financing through The Zero Plan.
“The team at Universal Lenders is excited to be partnering with Diamondbrite N.A., which we recognize as a leader in our industry,” said Jeff Jacobs, president of Universal Lenders LLC. “The Zero Plan will offer Diamondbrite N.A. dealer clients a powerful closing tool utilizing zero percent financing that is typically not available for non-cancellable products.”
Universal Lenders’ Zero Plan offers funding to dealers in seven days, provides a collection program to limit cancellations, and expands the list of eligible products for dealers to finance, including tire-and-wheel and other ancillary F&I products.
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