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Important Information Regarding PowerSource Access

Important Information Regarding PowerSource Access

Delivering unbiased, competitive insights is a top priority at J.D. Power. We understand that accessing valuable and timely data is critical to success in today’s rapidly changing marketplace, so we are pleased to announce earlier data releases across J.D. Power's Banking, Payments, W …

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Dealer preferred channels of communication are key in this ultra-competitive market.

Dealer preferred channels of communication are key in this ultra-competitive market.

The J.D. Power Automotive Finance Practice is releasing a sneak peek of the insights from the study ahead of the press release. Over 3,500 car dealer personnel were surveyed to uncover drivers of greater dealer satisfaction and understand lender actions that drive future intent.

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Inflation is Causing Americans to Make Trade-Offs, Both Large and Small

Inflation is Causing Americans to Make Trade-Offs, Both Large and Small

For decades, social commentators have been discussing “The Two Americas.” The divide can be represented by conflicting ideologies, race or religion. As wealth disparity has grown over time, the term has also been used to describe the discrepancies between the lives of those with means …

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Americans Start to Feel Squeeze of Inflation

Americans Start to Feel Squeeze of Inflation

The specter of inflation has loomed over every facet of the economic landscape this year, and virtually all Americans are suffering some level of fatigue from the rising cost of goods and services. But for the first time since February 2020, when J.D. Power began tracking the financia …

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Americans Start Hunting for Banking Incentives

Americans Start Hunting for Banking Incentives

Novelist Patrick Rothfuss once wrote, “Time and tide make us mercenaries all,” words that accurately describe the relationship between banks and their customers in the time of a 40-year-high inflation rate.

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Fewer Opportunities Require Auto Lender Sales Reps to Exceed Dealer Expectations

Fewer Opportunities Require Auto Lender Sales Reps to Exceed Dealer Expectations

The J.D. Power Canada Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study is the most in-depth, independent survey of automotive dealer personnel and their evaluations of captive and non-captive financing providers. The 2022 edition of the study will release to subscribers on May 5, 2022, and J.D. Po …

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Digital Payments Make It Easier than Ever for Young Consumers to Make Bad Financial Decisions

Digital Payments Make It Easier than Ever for Young Consumers to Make Bad Financial Decisions

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld nicely summed up the current state of digital transformation in a recent Netflix comedy special. Noting the subtle evolution of language over time, he observes that people “get on a train, and in a cab, but you take an Uber.” He then concludes: “You take it! Yo …

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