Why our award matters to your dealership

What would you think if your boss said something like this about you: “While I think all our executives are bright, talented leaders, I am fond of telling them that when Michele is present that the rest of us are merely competing to see who’s the second-smartest person in the room!”...

Exeter relies on many partners during the life of a typical loan. At the beginning, we work with auto dealers as they help their customers purchase the perfect vehicle. At the end of the cycle, we sometimes work with auction partners to sell vehicles that have come back into our possession. As a way of recognizing those partners, each year Exeter honors three auctions nationally with our eXcellence award...

As springtime arrives, Americans are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and we all hope the pandemic will soon be behind us. As we head toward summer, it’s still hard to predict what impact coronavirus will have on upcoming vacation and travel plans. But at least one publication is predicting it will be another big year for family car trips.

Congratulations. We did it. Together. Exeter has now served one million customers. And as an auto dealership owner, leader or employee, you played a part in helping us reach that major milestone. If your dealership has ever submitted even a single application to us since we were founded in 2006, we want you to know we appreciate your contribution to our success.

In 2021, Exeter has plenty of celebrating to do. We started the year in January celebrating one million customers. In a few months, we’ll celebrate our 15th anniversary in business. We expect to find some other reasons to revel and rejoice this year as well. And each time, we plan to mark the occasion the same way – by saying “thanks.”

Exeter helped its first customer finance the purchase of a car in the spring of 2006. Since then, we’ve helped 999,999 more. We met our one millionth customer in January as he was purchasing a car at Toyota of Dallas. He’s Raul Trevino Jr. of Ennis, Texas, and we surprised him while he was at the dealership...

You’ve got a potential car buyer on the lot. The customer has looked over several models you’ve got available, taken a couple of test drives and finally made a selection. Now it’s time to close the sale. But when you start the paperwork, you find out the customer has subprime credit. What does that mean?

Next week may be the best time EVER to buy a car. Think about it. Traditionally, the last week of the year is always a terrific time to buy a new vehicle. Dealerships are looking to finish the year on a positive note, and manufacturers usually offer some great deals to support year-end sales.

Looking for a fantastic new vehicle? Who isn’t, right? One way to find out which new models are hot and worthy of consideration is to check out more than two-dozen semi-finalists in the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards.

With Thanksgiving upon us, we’re trying to do our part to make sure no one in America goes hungry. We started by offering a holiday meal to every member of the Exeter team. Then we donated hundreds of turkeys to Feeding America to help fight hunger in our community in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served in the U.S. military. For one day, we stand united in respect for all the men and women who have proudly worn a uniform in defense of our nation.

What do you do when you’re driving? No, we don’t mean daydream, talk on the phone or listen to music. We mean sit. You take a seat – every time you’re in the car, for every mile you travel, for every minute you’re in the vehicle.

If you want your employees to take good care of your customers, take good care of your employees. At Exeter Finance, one of the many...

Wondering how to get a Diversity & Inclusion initiative started in your organization? We asked Charita Henderson, Exeter’s Vice President...

We all love a good party. Getting together with friends, family members and fellow enthusiasts to celebrate something special is always fun...

We’ve got our sights set on #1. That’s right. We’re going after the #1 cause of death in the United States: heart disease. This month, Exeter...