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AGWS Offering Golf Getaway at NADA
American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) will be exhibiting at the 2019 NADA Show from Jan. 24-27 at booth No. 5558N…
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American Guardian Releases Training Schedule
American Guardian Warranty Services has announced its 2019 AGWS University F&I training schedule. The workshop is designed to provide insights…
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Priority One Adds Lenders to Process
Priority One Financial Services has added two new lenders to its electronic signature process called EZ-Sign. Priority One was first…
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Marine Lenders Announce New Board
The National Marine Lenders Association has announced the results of the association’s recent election for three board seats and the…
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Brown & Brown Buys Dealer Assoc.
Brown & Brown of Kentucky Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Dealer…
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MBA Insurance Rental School Running Feb. 5-7
MBA Insurance will be holding its 19th Annual RV Rental School from Feb. 5-7 at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino…
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Ken Hesser of Pettes & Hesser Dies at 73
The RV Dealers Association has informed its members that Ken Hesser, of Pettes & Hesser Insurance, died on Nov. 24.…
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Flexsteel Partners with Financial Profiles
Flexsteel Industries recently announced that is has retained Financial Profiles as a strategic partner to oversee its investor relations program.…
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Phoenix American Hires New Regional Sales Manager
Phoenix American recently hired Vince Manning as its South-Central U.S. regional sales manager. Manning is based in Austin, Texas, and will be responsible…
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BB&T Expands Recreational Lending Nationwide
BB&T Corp. has announced a new strategy for nationwide expansion of its recreational lending for RV and marine vehicles, widening…
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Braxton Creek RV Partners with Northpoint
Braxton Creek has partnered with Northpoint Commercial Finance for dealer support. The partnership will enable dealers to wholesale floorplan Braxton…
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EasyCare to Debut RV Prepaid Maintenance Benefit
EasyCare announced the launch of RV Prepaid Maintenance, a new program designed to make routine maintenance easier for RVers and protect them…
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Huntington Reports 10-Percent Loan Increase
Huntington Bancshares has reported a net income for the 2018 third quarter of $378 million, an increase of 37 percent from…
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Bank OZK’s Q3 Income Decreases 22 Percent Compared to 2017
Bank OZK has announced that the net income for the third quarter of 2018 was $74.2 million, a 22.7 percent…
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Proposed Tax Code Update to Help RV Financing
Proposed legislation from U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) would include the financing of certain trailers and campers in the U.S.…
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Small Business Loans Surpass $30 Billion
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s total loan volume for fiscal 2018 reached more than $30 billion with more than 72,000…
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Wells Fargo Reports $6 Billion for Third Quarter
Wells Fargo recently reported a net income of $6 billion for its third quarter, compared with $4.5 billion for third…
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Two Priority One Employees Celebrate 10 Years
Dan Ruskiewicz and Rob Auer of Priority One Financial Services recently celebrated ten years with the company. Ruskiewicz graduated cum…
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Brown & Brown Acquires FNI Assets
Brown & Brown of Kentucky, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of…
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American Guardian Celebrates 20 Years
American Guardian Warranty Service, part of the American Guardian Group of Companies and leading finance and insurance products and services…
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AGWS Celebrates 20 Years with Key Milestones
American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary and key milestones it’s made as a company. “American Guardian…
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Brown & Brown Announces Asset Acquisition
Brown & Brown of Kentucky, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, has acquired substantially all of the assets of F&I…
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Bank of the Ozarks Rebrands as Bank OZK
Bank OZK, formerly Bank of the Ozarks, has adopted the new name and ticker symbol OZK, marking the occasion by opening…
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RVnGO Details Insurance Coverage for Rentals
RVnGO has detailed its insurance coverage for renting RVs which has a low daily premium that is paid by the…
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FMCA Introduces New Member Health Insurance Plan
The Family Motor Coach Association has partnered with RV Insurance Benefits to provide the coverage RV travelers desire at rates…
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RVAC Partners for Dealership Financial Planning
The RV Assistance Corp. (RVAC), a subsidiary of the RV Dealers Association, has partnered with The Stanek Group at Morgan…
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CDK’s Fiscal 2018 Revenues Increase by 2 Percent
CDK Global has announced its fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 financial results, showing that revenues for fiscal 2018 were up…
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Marine One Adds Pennsylvania to Coverage
Marine One Acceptance Corp., a leading recreational products finance company based in Dallas, Texas, announced that it will expand into…
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Vegas Expo Names Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a Bronze Partner
The RV Dealers Association has announced that Bank of America Merrill Lynch is a Bronze Partner for the 2018 RV…
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Ally Appoints Two New Board of Directors
Ally Financial recently appointed Brian Sharples and Trynka Shineman to its board of directors, as of Aug. 3. The two…
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CCRVC Finalizes United Leasing & Finance Endorsement Program
The Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) has finalized an endorsement program with United Leasing & Finance for its asset…
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Ally Financial Reports Q2 Results
Ally Financial recently reported its second quarter results showing that the net financing revenue was $1 billion, which is up…
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Huntington Bancshares RV Financing Grows
Huntington Bancshares Inc. reported net income for the 2018 second quarter of $355 million, an increase of 31 percent from the…
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Community: Brown & Brown Cofounder Pledges $15 Million to NYC Park
J. Hyatt Brown, of Brown & Brown, and his wife, Cici, are hoping to reverse New York City’s Riverfront Park…
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Priority One Honors Long-Timers
Priority One Financial Services congratulates Nicole Armstrong and Gary Rademaker for 10 years with the company. Armstrong, vice president of…
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Wells Fargo Income Declines in Its Second Quarter
Wells Fargo & Co. recently reported a net income of $5.2 billion for second quarter 2018, compared with $5.9 billion for second quarter…
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Universal Lenders Expands Plan to 36-Month Terms
Universal Lenders, creators of the ZERO Plan and 2018 Dealers’ Choice award winner, has announced enhanced funding guidelines to allow…
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Universal Lenders Wins Dealers’ Choice Gold Award
Universal Lenders has been awarded the 2018 Dealers’ Choice Gold Award for F&I Financing Company. This marks the first year…
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Blog: Don’t Miss Out on F&I Profit Potential
Finance and insurance should be an extremely profitable revenue source, regardless of the size of your dealership. In fact, it could be…
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Northpoint Named Bronze Partner for Vegas Expo
The RV Dealers Association recently announced that Northpoint Commercial Finance is a Bronze Partner for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo.…
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Trump Chooses White House Aide for CFPB Director
President Donald Trump has chosen Kathy Kraninger, a little-known White House budget aide, as director of the Consumer Financial Protection…
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Brown & Brown Sponsors Convention/Expo
Brown & Brown Insurance is returning as a Bronze Partner for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo. For eight consecutive years,…
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Ally Renews Silver Partner Commitment
RVDA has announced that Ally is a Silver Partner for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, which it has been a…
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Black Book Integrates Data with Loan System
Black Book will be integrating its vehicle valuation data with GOLDpoint Systems, a loan origination system utilized by auto lenders…
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RVnGO Offers $1 Million Auto Liability Coverage
RVnGO, peer-to-peer service for RV rentals, recently announced its rentals are automatically covered by a $1 million auto liability coverage. It is free…
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2017 RV Wholesale Loans Hit $13 Billion, Study
The recently released 2017 Survey of Lenders’ Experiences details the results of the RV Industry Association’s annual nationwide survey of…
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Ally Presents at Morgan Stanley Conference
Ally Financial Inc. Chief Financial Officer Jennifer LaClair will present at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference at approximately 1:55 p.m.…
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RVezy Launches Canada Insurance Policy
Canadian owned and operated RVezy.com, the country’s only peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace, continues to grow the sharing economy with the…
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Trump Signs Bill to Rescind CFPB Guidance
President Donald Trump has signed joint resolution S.J.Res. 57 rescinding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) flawed vehicle finance guidance,…
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Wyndham Capital Opening Northern Indiana Office
Merger and acquisitions advisory firm Wyndham Capital is opening an office in northern Indiana to better serve its RV and…
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Brown & Brown Acquires ADG
J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, and Joel Kansanback and Bill Kelly, the principals of Automotive…
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RVDA Applauds Repeal of CFPB Guidance
The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (CFPB) controversial 2013 guidance on…
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House Expected to Repeal CFPB Rule Soon
The House could repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s policy on vehicle financing as early as the week of May…
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Ally Financial Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
Ally Financial has reported its first quarter 2018 financial results, showing that net income attributable to common shareholders was $250…
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Wells Fargo CDF Named as RVDA Platinum Sponsor
The RV Dealers Association has announced that Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) is returning as the Platinum Sponsor for…
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Protective Donations Hit $10 Million
Protective Asset Protection’s total support for RVDA – the National RV Dealers Association – has reached more than $10 million…
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Ally to Host Forecasting Webinar
The Ally Academy and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center are teaming up again to present the final webinar in…
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Senate Approves Debate to Unwind CFPB Guidance
The U.S. Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday in favor of debating whether to undo a consumer watchdog’s March 2013 guidance…
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Protective Asset Protection Reveals Survey Results
Protective Asset Protection has announced the results of its latest survey addressing dealer concerns and opportunities with F&I product offerings.…
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Senators Seek to Overturn CFPB’s Finance Guidance
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has introduced a resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s auto finance guidance. The resolution,…
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Camping World Amends Its Credit Facility
Camping World Holdings has announced that CWGS Group has entered into a third amendment to its credit agreement with Goldman…
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Bank of the Ozarks Rebranding
Bank of the Ozarks intends to change its name to Bank OZK as part of a strategic rebranding. The Bank…
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AGWS Hosts Contests at NADA
American Guardian Warranty Services will be exhibiting in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the upcoming…
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Lazydays, Andina Finalize Business Combination
Lazydays RV Center and Andina Acquisition Corp. II have announced the closing of their previously announced business combination. The business…
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Blog: Make the F&I Dept. the Best It Can Be
Your F&I department should be a producer and should stand out as your most profitable, but also one of your…
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RVDA of Canada Renews Partnership with Federated Insurance Company of Canada
The RVDA of Canada has renewed its long-standing gold endorsement partnership with Federated Insurance Company of Canada. The partnership with…
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Ally to Host Webinar on Effective Forecasting
The Ally Academy and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center are teaming up to present the second in a three-part…
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Blog: Setting Expectations for F&I Operations is Crucial
Editor’s note: This blog by Jeff Wyatt, a principal at DLR Financial, is part of an ongoing series of blogs…
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GEICO RV Team’s Tour Begins Feb. 18
The GEICO RV team will be making 11 stops around the country starting with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18.…
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AGWS Details 2018 Growth Plans and Promotions
American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) has announced the promotion of several key executives, and 2018 company growth plans including: growing…
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Northpoint Commercial Finance Hits New Milestones
Northpoint Commercial Finance, a leading provider of multi-industry inventory finance solutions throughout the U.S. and Canada, recently reported several milestones…
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Ally Financial Reports 2017 and Q4 Results
Ally Financial is reporting a 2017 net income of $929 million, compared to $1,037 million in the prior year. Results…
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Rina Aponte Celebrates 20 Years with Priority One
Priority One Financial Services has announced that operating manager Rina Aponte is celebrating 20 years with the company. Starting at…
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Mercedes Financial Services to Get New Facility
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services recently announced it will lease a new 200,000 square-foot facility at AllianceTexas in Fort Worth, Texas. The…
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Brown & Brown’s New Program Takes Off
The RV Dealers Association-endorsed RV Dealers Health Collective Purchasing Arrangement available through Brown & Brown Insurance enrolled more than 20…
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Ally Financial Names New CFO
Ally Financial has announced that Jenn LaClair will be joining the company as chief financial officer designate, effective Dec. 18.…
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Ipsos to Host Webinar for Screening
Ipsos recently introduced Duel, a way to do early screening for claims, pack images, and logos. Duel takes consumers away…
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Ally to Host RV Dealer Webinar on Forecasting
Ally Financial will provide RV dealers with a free webinar at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 6 that will help…
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U.S. Equity Advantage Partners with Brown & Brown
U.S. Equity Advantage (USEA) has entered into a partnership agreement with Brown & Brown Insurance to provide its AutoPayPlus biweekly loan payment…
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EasyCare Launches RV Appearance Protection Benefit
EasyCare announced the launch of RV Appearance Protection for new and used RVs. The multifaceted benefit is designed to protect…
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