Triad Financial Joins DealerTrack Auto Finance Platform; Triad's Automated Application Management Allows Auto Dealers To Conduct Business When and Where They Want

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. & MELVILLE, N.Y.--April 14, 2003--Triad Financial Corp. is now live on the DealerTrack(TM) Web-based auto finance platform - giving automobile dealers another way to simply and quickly secure loans for their customers.
    Through DealerTrack, a leading Web-based auto finance platform, Triad's dealer customers now can submit loan applications online, receive electronic booking notification, and access real-time application data.
    "Our aim is to make doing business with Triad as easy as possible," said Jim Landy, president and CEO for Triad. "That includes leveraging available technology to help our customers conduct business where and how they want."
    Landy noted that DealerTrack does just that. "The automated platform enables our dealers to easily do business with Triad anytime, anyplace in an extremely efficient manner," he said.
    "By joining the DealerTrack platform, Triad is underscoring its commitment to both simplify and accelerate the financing process for all of its dealers," said Mark O'Neil, president and CEO of DealerTrack, Inc. "We look forward to playing an important supporting role in the business of Triad and its customers."
    Triad's 7,500 auto dealers from across the country can now access the company's competitive financing programs on DealerTrack, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In operation since early 2001, the DealerTrack platform is now processing more than 1.5 million credit applications per month.

    About Triad Financial:

    Triad Financial Corporation specializes in non-prime auto financing. With a 14 years history of providing a strong foundation in the automobile industry, over 1,300 employees and more than $3 billion dollars in auto receivables, Triad provides innovative solutions and distinctive customer service to over 7,500 new and used car dealerships throughout the United States. Triad is headquartered in Huntington Beach, California and has regional offices in North Richland Hills, Texas and Margate, Florida. For more information, visit www.triadfinancial.com or call 1-888-577-8532.

    About DealerTrack:

    With over 19,000 dealers and 26 lenders currently connected, DealerTrack is North America's premier independent Web-based platform that automates and accelerates the entire dealer-to-lender relationship, from financing to daily information sharing. The DealerTrack platform features integration with top dealer management systems and enables application processing, credit bureau access, electronic contracting and lease comparisons--all in one easy-to-use, integrated solution. More information on DealerTrack is available at www.dealertrack.com or by calling 877-357-8725.