5 Ways Auto Finance Will Change in 2019
Expert predicts flat sales and consumer demand will push more banks and finance companies to deliver consumer-friendly technology and transparency in an increasingly competitive market.
December 28, 2018
Expert predicts flat sales and consumer demand will push more banks and finance companies to deliver consumer-friendly technology and transparency in an increasingly competitive market.
December 28, 2018
Dealer-lender agreements and federal regulators all have something to say on the subject of income inflation, and ignoring those guidelines can create a compliance nightmare.
December 21, 2018
Expert says affordable payments are the key to dealership success as incentives fall, interest rates rise, and the vast majority of Americans continues to budget around a twice-monthly paycheck.
December 18, 2018
Payment technology expert says dealers and F&I professionals who are waiting for fintechs to go the way of the early-2000s dotcoms shouldn’t hold their breath.
December 7, 2018
Expert offers a crash course in the purpose and structure of credit reports for F&I professionals who need to make good decisions without slowing or disrupting the delivery.
November 6, 2018
Is your local credit union a friend or a foe? The magazine’s resident F&I wiz offers a four-step process you can use to unlock a powerful new auto finance source.
October 16, 2018
Switching to a digital menu has its benefits, but dealers can’t expect it to deliver on its promise without a plan of action.
October 16, 2018
Technology insider looks at four technologies designed to keep F&I managers in the digital retailing game.
October 16, 2018
Flooding your dealership’s website with F&I content without a strategy can be just as costly as underreacting to the Digital Age. The magazine’s resident F&I pro details a balanced approach for taking F&I online.
October 15, 2018
For the last 25 years, the six-rooftop, Kerrville, Texas-based dealer group has operated under the belief that ‘When products are similar, the dealer makes the difference.”
October 8, 2018
Mike Wilson has worked for a number of organizations since he started selling cars in 1985, and none have made him more proud to be in the business than the Nyle Maxwell Family of Dealerships. Now the Texas-based group is in the running for the magazine's F&I Dealer of the Year award.
October 8, 2018
To become an F&I manager at this Carlsbad, Calif.-based Buick-GMC-Cadillac store, candidates must complete an eight-week course addressing a number of topics related to ethics and compliance. The dealership is in the running for the magazine's F&I Dealer of the Year award.
October 8, 2018
Dealer Steve Johnson knows how quickly word spreads when you operate in a small town. That’s why reputation means more than profitability at his Zumbrota, Minn.-based Ford store. It's in the running for the magazine's F&I Dealer of the Year.
October 8, 2018
Bob Moore Buick GMC is a process-driven machine, but that’s just one of the reasons the Oklahoma dealership’s F&I department is putting up big numbers. It's in the running for F&I and Showroom's F&I Dealer of the Year award.
October 8, 2018
Attorney Eric Johnson fields questions about the state of the CFPB, the now fully staffed FTC, and the aggressive stance of state attorneys general. He also offers a critical update on the Military Lending Act.
August 6, 2018