DaimlerChrysler Unit Selects CMSI for Lending Automation Solutions
18 November 1999
DaimlerChrysler Unit Selects CMSI for Lending Automation Solutionsdebis Financial Services, Inc. Implements Suite of CMSI Credit Origination and Risk Management Tools ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., Nov. 18 -- Credit Management Solutions, Inc. today announced that DaimlerChrysler's indirect auto lending subsidiary, debis Financial Services, Inc., has selected CMSI's state-of-the-art credit automation technologies to revolutionize its automobile finance operations. debis Financial Services, Inc., based in Roanoke, Texas, provides lending and leasing services to over 1400 automobile dealers throughout 37 states. debis is installing CMSI's suite of credit automation tools, including the patented CreditConnection service that electronically links dealers to funding sources nationwide; LenderLink, an adjunct service that lets CreditConnection participants exchange loans; and CreditRevue, a credit origination system. Brian Reed, Managing Director of debis Financial Services, Inc. said his company decided to implement a full line of CMSI credit automation tools in order to position debis as a premier service provider in the indirect auto financing industry. "CMSI's CreditRevue gives us the ability to provide faster application turnaround time as well as to more accurately track risk. CreditRevue will help debis enhance consistency and service to our dealer base," said Reed. "We are also excited about the detailed information that CMSI's internal management function provides," added Reed. "We will be better equipped to track individual dealer programs and report specifically on the performance of each program, each dealer and each dealer group." debis is installing: * CreditRevue, CMSI's flagship product, a credit origination system that automates and speeds the processing and decision making associated with all types of consumer and small business loans. * CreditConnection, the online lending service operated through CMSI's subsidiary, Credit Connection, Inc. CreditConnection links automobile dealers to a network of lenders throughout the United States and Canada. It allows dealers to submit applications electronically to the credit origination systems of multiple lenders and receive decisions quickly. * LenderLink, an electronic network that allows lenders who are part of CreditConnection to buy and sell loans. "CMSI recognizes the importance of managing risk with scalable, open systems like CreditRevue," said Scott L. Freiman, President and CEO of CMSI. "Whether a lender links electronically to dealers using CMSI's patented CreditConnection network and service as more than a score of lenders do today, or they maintain proprietary links to dealers originating loans, CreditRevue provides valuable automation tools that help improve the profitability of their credit portfolios." About CMSI Since it was founded in 1987, CMSI's credit automation and loan marketing technology services and software have been the choice of the world's largest and most demanding lending institutions. Building on its leadership, the company is rapidly becoming a premier provider of Internet-based online lending and leasing technology. CMSI licenses credit decisioning and other automation systems and services for consumer and business credit. CMSI also offers a portfolio of products through service bureau alliances that are provided by its alliance partners on a per-transaction fee basis. The Company's e-commerce products and services are built around its CreditOnline Internet gateway and its patented CreditConnection technology (http://www.creditconnection.com), which links credit originators such as automobile dealers and borrowers with an extensive network of leading prime and non-prime lenders. CreditRevue, CreditConnection, CreditOnline, and LenderLink are trademarks or registered trademarks of Credit Management Solutions, Inc. About debis debis Financial Services, Inc., of Roanoke, Texas, is an indirect non- captive lender and a company of the DaimlerChrysler Services (debis) Group. It provides lending and leasing services to over 1400 automobile dealers in 37 states, and is a leading provider of private-label financial products to automobile manufacturers and distributors. Press releases and other CMSI information can be found on CMSI's Web Sites: http://www.cmsinc.com and http://www.creditconnection.com This press release contains forward-looking statements. All forward- looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks detailed in CMSI's filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially.