DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – CenterOne Financial Services LLC (CenterOne), a subsidiary of World Omni Financial Corp. (WOFC), has acquired MarketWise Solutions, Inc., a leading automotive remarketing services company. The acquisition allows the company to expand and enhance its product offering in the automotive servicing industry.
MarketWise Solutions, Inc., founded in 1997, is dedicated to providing “best-in-class” end of term management, recovery and remarketing management and sales and leadership training to auto manufacturers, captive and non-captive finance companies, banks, other financial institutions and rental car companies. The company will continue to operate as MarketWise Solutions, Inc. with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
“MarketWise brings an experienced management team, a talented group of associates and will be an extraordinary asset to our third-party servicing business,” said Brent Burns, president, World Omni Financial Corp. “With MarketWise’s expertise, we will be able to reach a broader client base and offer new customized services such as title administration, skip tracing and sales and leadership training to a previously untapped market niche.”
“MarketWise Solutions, Inc. shares JM Family’s beliefs of treating our customers with respect and emphasizing an inclusive corporate culture,” added Burns.
“We are looking forward to a great future with the associates of World Omni,” said Steve Leach, president, MarketWise Solutions, Inc. “I’m encouraged by their plans to grow MarketWise’s business by leveraging the strength of World Omni and its parent company JM Family.”
About MarketWise Solutions, Inc.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, MarketWise Solutions, Inc. is an automotive remarketing services company dedicated to providing “best-in-class” end of term management, recovery and remarketing management as well as sales and leadership training. MarketWise Solutions, Inc. utilizes multiple sales channels to maximize client proceeds and, ultimately, return on remarketing investment. Founded on people, technology and experience, MarketWise Solutions, Inc. has been reducing risk and increasing profitability since 1997. For more information see http://www.market-wise.com.
About CenterOne Financial Services LLC (CenterOne)
CenterOne Financial Services LLC, http://www.centeronefinancial.com, is a subsidiary of World Omni Financial Corp. and a part of JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JMFE), http://www.jmfamily.com, an $8.2 billion diversified automotive company headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla. With roots grounded in the automotive industry, CenterOne brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to its clients. Its servicing solutions include originations, loan and lease servicing, collections, pro-active remarketing, vehicle remarketing and back-up servicing. From start to finish, its services are designed to provide value-added solutions. In July 2004, Standard & Poor’s gave the company a STRONG rating, the highest possible, as a consumer finance, automobile loan and lease servicer. This is the first time S&P has ever awarded a rating of any kind in the automotive servicing industry.