Two recent industry publications show that home improvement contractors are still struggling to find acceptable consumer financing options for their clients. The lingering after-effects of the housing market and financial collapse several years ago have led to some sources – like home equity loans – drying up. In its recent article “Back on Solid Ground,” […]
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“Discount” financing is a term that scares many home improvement contractors. But without discount programs, a lot of potential buyers would not qualify for financing … which means fewer sales can be closed. And fewer sales means lower profits. What is discount financing? Many banks, credit unions and finance companies will only make loans to
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We’ve done it again! Effective May 1, 2014, we’ve got great new options for our dealers to help you close more sales. Same-as-cash pricing has been lowered Give your customers the benefit of a same-as-cash program and keep more money in your pockets. Dealer fees have been lowered for all same-as-cash with payments and same-as-cash
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Foundation Finance Company (FFC), one of the fastest-growing providers of consumer financing to the home improvement industry, has launched new “SuperPrime” programs designed to compete directly with the home improvement financing programs offered by Wells Fargo, GE Capital and other “prime only” lenders. “Our second-look home improvement financing programs have been hugely popular for dealers
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Taking complete credit applications is one of the most important things you can do to help improve your financing results. Unfortunately, a lot of salespeople don’t understand this and submit incomplete or inaccurate applications. Doing this jeopardizes your chances for an initial approval and increases the odds of a loan getting rejected during verification. Here
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Working in an increasingly online, mobile world means embracing new technological trends that can save you and your customers time and money. Foundation Finance Company is now launching its “Kwik-Sign” digital signature program for loan document completion. Of course, dealers always have the option to complete loan documents by hand using hard copies or to
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It’s a new year … time for resolutions to be made and a great time for change. It’s also a great time to review what is and isn’t working for you when it comes to your consumer financing programs. Here are a few ideas to help you start the new year right! 1. If you
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When dealing with a one-stop financing program, like the one offered by Foundation Finance Company, dealers often want to know how to minimize their discounts. For a finance company who offers full service A, B, C and D lending, there is a fine line between discounting enough to cover real losses and staying competitive with
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“Chop shop.” That’s a term some dealers use to describe a finance company that offers discount financing programs. Doesn’t sound very positive, does it? But without discount programs, many customers would not qualify for financing … which means fewer sales can be closed. And fewer sales means lower profits. What is discount financing? Many banks,
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“6 months same-as-cash.” “No payments for 90 days.” “Payments as low as $49/month.” Why do you think “Big Box” retailers like Best Buy or Home Depot are always advertising their special financing promotions? Because it works. Actively promoting financing plans helps attract new customers and to get those “on-the-fence” buyers to say yes. The most
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