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Western Funding is now active on DealerCenter. Executives highlighted this integration makes Western Funding’s financial products more accessible to dealerships by offering instant approvals and the ability to change the structure of the deals to meet customers’ needs. 

“We're excited to partner with DealerCenter to offer 24/7 instant approvals,” Western Funding president Guerin Senter said. “By offering automated decisioning, we’re more efficiently serving our dealership partners.  Now we can automatically return an approval with an aggressive deal structure and allow the dealer to adjust it for more profit; this is a huge step toward our goal of serving more dealers.”

Western Funding provides finance options for independent and franchised dealerships across all 50 states.  The company’s loan programs are geared toward the subprime borrower unable to access traditional lending credit because of the age of the vehicle being financed or the customer's employment and credit history.

“We’re confident that Western Funding will see an increase of business by using our platform,” DealerCenter vice president of sales Jesse Martin said.  “We’re look forward to growing Western Funding’s business with our innovative technology, as well as offering our customers more financial resources.”

DealerCenter is a Web-based dealer management system catering to independent dealerships. The company provides technology to more than 10,000 dealers nationwide and strives to make DealerCenter.net the "definitive place" on the Internet for the dealer.

“Having recognized the changes in the market, we have integrated with DealerCenter to better serve our dealership partners,” Senter said.

"Even with the improved technology, we haven't forgotten our roots and are heavily supportive of the personal touch,” Senter continued. “We have an entirely dedicated team of credit analysts to support and review the decisions and ensure they work with the dealer. We also pride ourselves in fast funding. When we receive a complete package, we guarantee funding within one day but usually fund the same day.”

In addition to Western Funding’s loan programs, the company also offers bulk portfolio purchases of various sizes.  Western Funding purchases accounts receivables from buy-here, pay-here dealerships, “allowing them to focus more time on selling cars rather than collections,” according to executives.