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SNAAC Sells to Investor Group and Secures Expanded Credit Facilities
CINCINNATI – Security National Automotive Acceptance Corporation (SNAAC) announced today that it has closed on the sale of the company and its TriStar insurance affiliates to a group of private investors. The existing senior management team, headed
Oct 27, 2011
Survey: Younger Automobile Buyers Not as Brand Loyal as Older Counterparts
New York – During the past decade, automobile manufacturers have experienced a steady decline in customer loyalty for specific brands. This change signals the need for a new approach to marketing automobiles in the future according to a new survey
Oct 27, 2011
Ally Financial Receives Auto Finance Excellence Award
DETROIT — Ally Financial has been honored with a 2011 Auto Finance Excellence Award for its notable success and contribution to the auto finance industry. The award was presented today at the annual Auto Finance Summit by Auto Finance News. A
Oct 27, 2011
Is your Team Playing Aggressive Defense?
It has been said many times that “offense wins games, but defense wins championships.” Following the football analogy within the business context, we could equate offense to the generation of sales revenues and the defensive component of business
Oct 27, 2011
Leading Automotive Financing and Insurance Companies Put BillFloat in the Driver’s Seat to Deliver a New Payment Option for Their Customers
SAN FRANCISCO — BillFloat, Inc., the nation’s only bill payment provider to give consumers more time to pay when they need it, announced today that more than 1 million consumers can choose to use BillFloat for their monthly car payment or
Oct 27, 2011
Ford Credit Earns $350 Million Net Income in Third Quarter of 2011
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $350 million in the third quarter of 2011, a decrease of $147 million from a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $581 million in the third quarter and $
Oct 27, 2011
Satisfaction with Auto Claims is Considerably Lower Among Total Loss Claimants
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Auto insurance claimants who incur a total vehicle loss are notably less satisfied with the claims experience than are claimants who incur a repairable vehicle claim, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.
Oct 27, 2011
Kia Enhances Certified Pre-Owned Program
IRVINE, Calif. — Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) announced a major improvement to its Kia Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program. KMA, which distributes vehicles through its network of authorized independent Kia-brand dealers in the United States, h
Oct 27, 2011
Consumers Can Now Reduce and Manage Credit Card Debt, Mortgage, Student and Auto Loans with ReadyForZero
SAN FRANCISCO — ReadyForZero, the leading online platform for managing and reducing personal debt, expands its successful software program beyond credit card debt to include mortgage, student loans and auto loans. The expanded ReadyForZero plat
Oct 27, 2011