Automotive finance portal
CA 2333342 A1 · Owner: Dealertrack Holdings, Inc. · Inventors: Coker, Gord; Gouvis, Peter; Smith, Kreig
Overview
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A method of processing an automotive finance transaction online by a portal participant, including the steps of inputting business rules and rates for financial institutions into a, database; entering criteria of chosen vehicle into a finance quotation generator; selecting, a financial institution; generating a comparative quote scheme for the chosen vehicle, according to the business rules and rates; and selecting a set of terms from the, comparative quote scheme. The method may further include transmitting the selected set, of terms to the financial institution; providing credit information to the financial institution;, the financial institution evaluating the credit information …
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- Filed January 31, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 31, 2021.
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