Steve Hall, Easterns
Automotive Group, has been elected president of the National
NAF Association Elects Board Officers
by Staff
September 12, 20021 min to read
Automotive Finance Association 2002-2003 board of directors. Jim
Bass, Autoeloan.com, Inc., a founding member of the organization, has
been elected to the office of chairman.
Other officers are: Pete Franklin, Franklin's National Suzuki, vice
president of the board and president, dealer members; Jack Bloom,
Auto America, Inc., treasurer; and Steve Levine, Law Offices of
Stephen E. Levine, recording secretary.
New full members of the board are: Ed Bourgeois, Crescent Bank &
Trust; and John Griggs, Capital One. New associate members are: Rick
Sly, World of Special Finance Magazine; Paul Snider, Credit
IQ/VOISYS; and Joe Stazzone, Williams and Stazzone Insurance Agency.
Elections took place at a meeting of the board in Melville, NY.
In addition, NAF Association has welcomed several new members since
its annual conference that was held in Chicago in June. New full
members are: Capital One Auto Finance; Bank One; Wells Fargo
Financial Acceptance; and Automobile Acceptance Corp. New associate
members include: LML Technologies; Correct Course Inc.; Passtime; and
National Financial Adjusters, Inc.
Full members are lenders and dealers, and associate members are
organizations or individuals who are not lenders or lessors but who
have an interest in furthering the goals of the association.
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