CHARLOTTE, N.C. -

Metrolina Credit Co., a specialty finance operation offering indirect auto financing solutions in the subprime credit space as well as consumer and personal loans direct to the public, recently made a partnership with The Plateau Group, an insurance and financial service provider.

Metrolina president and chief executive officer Doug Marohn explained this partnership provides the company with the expanded capability to offer payment protection products and vehicle service contracts for the benefit of borrowing customers.

“After performing an extensive search for quality product providers, Metrolina has chosen to partner with Plateau,” Marohn said. “We are excited about this partnership, and look forward to a very positive ongoing relationship.

“With Plateau’s reputation for outstanding customer service and a broad range of product offerings, we believe this partnership will allow us to expand and better serve our customers payment protection needs,” he went on to say.

Founded in 1981 in Crossville, Tenn., The Plateau Group is an underwriter of payment protection products and a distributor of related financial products and services throughout the United States.