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Westlake Financial Services announces an expanded partnership with National Creditors Connection Inc. (NCCI), a field contact service provider, after a successful three-month test program showed a 10 to 15 % improvement in contact and payment rates of delinquent accounts.

Chase and Mazda North American Operations today announced that they have expanded their relationship by signing a multi-year private-label agreement under which Chase will be the exclusive U.S. auto finance provider for Mazda, operating under the brand name Mazda Capital Services.

NCM Associates launched its new public website featuring improved content and features, a user friendly interface and video client testimonials. Users may access articles on retail automotive and Buy Here Pay Here dealership best practices at no charge and learn about the many services NCM offers to automobile retailers, as well as to business owners in over 20 other industries.

Already the industry leader in upstream remarketing of wholesale used vehicles, SmartAuction is now providing its online capabilities to 80 independent physical auctions in the United States through SmartAuction Midstream.

Westlake Financial Services, a full-spectrum indirect auto finance company, announces formation of a new division which will specialize in portfolio acquisition services.

Auto Loan Technologies, LLC dba AutoZoom, has successfully launched a completely upgraded and now state-of-the-art predictive scoring system for buy here-pay here dealers. Based on more than 1 million buy here-pay here transactions, this newly optimized system gives dealers a powerful tool to consistently underwrite finance contracts and to help determine what customers and deal structures will perform best.

Nationwide Acceptance Corporation announced today that it has completed integration with DealerTrack, Inc. Dealers in all of the markets served by Nationwide may now process credit applications electronically to Nationwide through the DealerTrack platform.

OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, today announced a partnership with Recovery Database Network (RDN), a specialized provider of software and data solutions related to the recovery of assets for the automotive finance industry.

BarNone, Inc. announced the launch of their new Per Lead National Television Advertising campaign. The campaign is targeted at identifying credit-challenged consumers who need assistance in obtaining automobile financing and helping them connect them with qualified automobile dealers in their local market.

Finance Express, the leading provider of web-based financial services and technology for independent auto dealerships, announced today that they have added Wachovia Dealer Services to their platform.