F & I Guy
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F&I Guy: Easing Collateral Damage
In addition to their fears of maintaining capital requirements and the unfolding worries of financial regulatory reform, lenders have growing…
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Fed tries to ease credit crunch
Credit is too restricted, especially for small businesses, according to Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, and…
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Misplaced Ire
Vitriol directed at the marine lending community may appear justified by businesses that have been curtailed or consumers with foreclosed…
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Boating Gains as Insurers Compete
Looking for a moderately bright spot in the boating industry? Try the marine insurance business. Policy retention is solid, new…
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Revisiting boat rentals
Renting boats has been viewed by industry marketers as a way to expand public interest in the boating lifestyle. It…
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Looking for Floorplan Relief
Floorplan funding, as the industry painfully knows, is in short supply and thus its cost is rising and borrower loan…
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Stirrings of growth in marine finance
There is a glimmer of growth and hope emerging in the marine finance market. The workers who lost positions when…
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Boating’s National Bank
Imagine how beneficial it would be if the boating industry had its own bank. Run by management knowledgeable about the…
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Cash will grease loan deals in the crunch
The great marine financing debate simmering at the end of calendar year 2008 had the industry divided into two primary…
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Rebuilding Marine Finance
Ready availability of consumer and commercial credit has been undermined in the U.S. and with it the easy ability for…
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