RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently added another lender to its stable of Web-based financial services and technology for independent dealerships.

The company revealed it brought in E&S Funding. Finance Express president David Huber discussed the reasons for this decision.

"We are always looking for more quality lenders to help enhance our lender portal," Huber stated.

"We feel that the more lenders a dealer has available to them, the more opportunity they have to help every customer that walks through their door," he continued.

E&S Funding is based in San Diego under the leadership of chief executive officer Frank Mercer and chief operating officer Ernie Garcia. Mercer shared how this arrangement with Finance Express is taking the company into new territory.

"After dealing primarily in the franchise dealer environment, I am extremely happy to join the Finance Express platform to assist independent dealers in getting deals bought that they might not be getting done" Mercer offered.

"Ernie and I have over 70 years of auto finance lending experience, of which over 40 years were at senior and executive levels of management," Mercer continued.

He went on to emphasize what E&S Funding can do to help dealers move inventory.

"We find a way to get the deal done by putting consumers in the right car with the right payment. They may not get the car they want, but will definitely get the car they need," Mercer insisted.

"Our lending program is a win-win for both dealers as well as consumers during these challenging economic times," he stressed. "Dealers can rely on our partnership and expertise while we provide a funding solution that generates revenue with point of sale contract purchases and loan portfolio sale strategies that contribute to ongoing dealer liquidity."