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NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) recently reported first-quarter 2012 net income of $5.4 billion, compared with net income of $5.6 billion in the first quarter of 2011. Earnings per share were $1.31, compared with $1.28 in the fi

CENTREVILLE, Va. — Carfax this week announced the launch of its newest wave of television ads as part of the national ‘Show Me the CARFAX’ campaign. The new ads, created in conjunction with Zimmerman Advertising and Hinge Digital,

LOS ANGELES, California – Westlake Financial Services has named their top auctions for Q1-2012. They are: Top Overall Auction: ADESA Los Angeles 2nd Place Overall Auction: Kansas City Independent 3rd Place Overall Auction: Norwalk Auto Auction Top

Every dealer knows there is a relationship between the losses printed on your loss runs and the premiums you pay. If premiums continue to rise as predicted by industry professionals, the first dealers to feel the pain will be those with higher losses

When we look at pre-owned department gross (front end only) we need to remember that F&I income is a separate entity. The F&I department is responsible for F&I income. Pre-owned managers are primarily responsible for the front end gross.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — New-vehicle retail sales in April are expected to continue the year-over-year growth trend from the first quarter, as the market heads into the Spring selling season, according to a monthly sales forecast developed b

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – Finance Express, the leading provider of dealership management technology for independent auto dealers, announced today that they have rebranded their suite of products. The FEX DMS brand is terminology that has bee

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San Diego – LEAP Financial, a vehicle leasing company that serves consumers who have difficulty obtaining credit, quantified the benefits it provided to lenders and customers during the past twelve months ending March 31, 2012.  During that p