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Mike Albert Leasing Selects Fourth Fleet Financial For Driver Sale Financing Program

by Staff
August 12, 2003
3 min to read


Mike Albert Leasing, Inc. announced it has chosen Fourth Fleet Financial, Inc. to provide automotive financing and extended service contract protection options for its Driver Sale Program. Mike Albert says it switched to Fourth Fleet because of its highly specialized approach to financing end-of-term fleet driver sales and its commitment to matching each customer with an appropriate lending product and partner.



“Fourth Fleet is uniquely focused on serving the fleet driver sales market.” said Todd Ryan, vice president of remarketing. “After scanning the market for options, Fourth Fleet was the only company that offered the level of service and dedicated products we needed to enhance our existing Driver Sales program.”

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“Fourth Fleet’s multi-lender platform and driver sale specific processes reaches deeper into the employee credit pool and delivers a customized process that respects the employee off-lease purchase needs of our clients. We’re pleased to offer this new and innovative approach to our client base,” added Ryan.



Fourth Fleet Financial and its partner lenders say they provide a comprehensive solution for Mike Albert Driver Sale customers. Fourth Fleet Financial handles the entire credit application and loan contracting transaction directly and discreetly with each respective customer. Loans typically include 100 percent financing with sales tax, title fees and extended service contacts included in the employee’s loan balance. Once a loan is consummated and the required lease buyout is satisfied, Fourth Fleet’s process facilitates the remote titling and registration of the vehicle into the respective purchasing individual’s name.



“Being one of the top 10 fleet lessors in the country with more than 40 years of successful leasing history under their belt, Mike Albert put us through an exhaustive company and product review spanning many months time.” said Jeffrey L. Danford, president & CEO for Fourth Fleet Financial. “This type of obsessive dedication to bringing the right products and service to their customer base complements perfectly with Fourth Fleet’s commitment to being the best possible partner. We are pleased to be working with such a high caliber company.”



About Mike Albert Leasing

Mike Albert Leasing is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a provider of fleet leasing services. The company says it currently has vehicles on lease in all 50 states within the US and employs sales representatives strategically located throughout the country to

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handle customer requirements nationwide. Visit www.mikealbert.com for more information.



About Fourth Fleet Financial

Fourth Fleet Financial, headquartered in Austin, TX, is a provider of auto financing products within the fleet leasing and auto remarketing industries. The company was formed to bring lending and concierge level employee service practices to the fleet and consumer end-of-term processes. Fourth Fleet Financial offers highly specialized lending and extended service contract programs to fleet management companies, remarketing firms and financial institutions. Visit www.4thfleet.com for more information on the company and its products.

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