A veteran of a specialty auto-industry sector called floor-plan financing has launched a lending company in Carmel that promises independent car dealers funding wherever they buy vehicles. That ...

Consumers who have done their homework in advance of buying a car know that if they need to finance the new or used vehicle, it is best to arrive at the dealership with a loan arranged in advance of ...

Explore how special financing helps car buyers with bad credit obtain loans, its advantages and drawbacks, and how to ensure ...

When you’re buying a new car, you want the convenience of driving it home the same day you test drive it. In most cases, the easiest way to do this is through dealer financing. But while most dealers ...

A finance-and-insurance manager has four responsibilities, Zurich North America says: Ensure the customer takes delivery, protect the dealership's assets, sell products and generate profit. Compliance ...

Before you sign on the dotted line, ensure you know exactly what kind of deal, and auto, you're getting into. Covering the ...

Cash, personal check, cashier's check, money order, wire transfer—it's all the same. It's a lump-sum purchase, and doing so ...

Flex commissions are paid by lenders to car finance brokers - typically car dealers. The problem with this type of commission is it allows dealers to arrange car loans at a higher interest rate than ...

Auto finance is a major profit center for U.S. auto dealerships. Dealers say they make much more on products like service contracts, and not so much on their share of the customer's interest rate.

You have driven off the lot with your new, dealer-financed car and couldn't be happier with your purchase. Everything is going well until you receive a call from the dealership a few days later. The ...

Bank information provider TurboPass hopes to break into the franchised dealership market with a new product allowing retailers to review payroll data for prospective auto borrowers, Patrick Jarman, ...