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36 | Boating Industry | April 2016
LIST
Finance
Finance Source
Address Contact Person
Description of services
Consumer/Retail
Financing
Wholesale
Financing/
Flooring/Commercial
Manufacturer
Financing
Daniel Swanson
Vernon Blanc
Bijoy Jha
Myril Shaw
Jeff Johnson
Rick Compton
Donnie Cole
Ed Bragg
Helene Baudet
John Haymond
Scott Anderson
2527 Camino Ramon
San Ramon, CA 94583
2600 McCormick Drive
Ste 100
Clearwater, FL 33759
1 N Field Court
Lake Forest, IL 60045
6337 Lanier Islands
Parkway
Buford, GA 30518
301 SE 20th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
265 W. Franklin Blvd.
Floor #3
Gastonia, NC 28052-4144
5101 Dunlea Ct. Ste. 203
Wilmington, NC 28405
500 West Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60661
6958 Aviation Boulevard,
Suite A
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
1100 East 6600 S,
Ste. 510
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
P.O. Box 1500
Draper, UT 84020
BANK OF THE WEST
DEALER FINANCIAL
SERVICES GROUP
BLUE WATER
FINANCE, INC.
FIRST APPROVAL
SOURCE, LLC
MARITIME FINANCE LLC
BB&T RECREATIONAL
LENDING
EPIC FINANCE LLC
BRUNSWICK ACCEPTANCE
COMPANY
LH-FINANCE
MEDALLION BANK
MERRICK BANK
925-843-5030
www.bankofthewest.com
daniel.swanson@
bankofthewest.com
888-701-0056 ext. 14552
www.dealerfsg.com
vernon@dealerfsg.com
866-350-2583
www.bluewaterfinance.com
bijoy.jha@brunswick.com
678-866-8954
www.firstapprovalsource.com
myril@firstapprovalsource.com
954-764-3010
www.eyachtloan.com
jeff.johnson@eyachtloan.com
704-852-5541
www.bbt.com
rcompton@bbandt.com
620-202-1232
www.epicfinancellc.com
Donnie@epicfinancellc.com
866-873-8232
www.gecdf.com/cs/CDF/
bac_web/default.jsp
edward.b.bragg@
wellsfargo.com
443-890-9517
www.lh-finance.com
info@lh-finance.com
866-688-6983 x7176
www.medallionbank.com
jhaymond@medallion.com
888-545-3888
www.merricklending.com
scott.anderson@
merrickbank.com
Retail lending, floor planning only as part of a commercial banking
relationship.
DFSG provides retail dealer direct finance and insurance options and F&I
office outsourced management.
Blue Water Finance, Inc. helps marine dealers sell and deliver more
boats by providing retail financing programs with more than 12 national,
regional, prime and subprime lenders. Using BlueNet, its proprietary loan
processing and communication system, dealers remain close to every
transaction.
First Approval Source provides profit generating products and services
to marine and RV dealers, which include comprehensive F&I services:
compliance; customer qualification and loan sourcing for all credit
tiers; contract and closing document generation and delivery; and
funding tracking.
Maritime Finance originates yacht loans for a network of participating
lenders.
Full-service banking, indirect consumer financing, commercial loans and
insurance products for marine dealers.
Epic Finance LLC helps dealers place more loans and specializes in
subprime lending.
Brunswick Acceptance Company (BAC) is an arrangement between
Brunswick Corporation and Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance
(CDF). BAC offers flexible financing solutions and consistent, high-quality
service to the domestic Brunswick Boat Group and Mercury Marine
dealer networks.
LH-Finance, the marine division of United Bank (CT), offers both retail
solutions to customers and wholesale financing to dealers and boat
manufacturers in North America, with its experienced team dedicated
to marine financing.
Medallion Bank specializes in financing marine customers with previous
credit challenges and past bankruptcies.
Merrick Bank provides non-prime indirect retail financing with competitive
rates and dealer participation. Merrick specializes in customers with past
credit problems.
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The boat sales process would be impossible without financing, whether offered in-house at a business or outsourced.
The finance providers below offer a wealth of experience in the marine industry.
See the full guide online at BoatingIndustry.com/finance.