DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Standard & Poor's Rating Services recently reaffirmed its "strong" rating of World Omni Financial Corp. and CenterOne Financial Services LLC. The company said it has maintained this status since 2004.

"Maintaining this rating during the exceptionally challenging economic environment is a true testament to the quality of service our associates deliver," explained Brent Sergot, vice president and general manager of third party business operations.

WorldOmni/CenterOne went on to boast that the S&P reaffirmed the "strong" standing on, "World Omni/CenterOne's highly experienced management team, internal controls and risk management environment, high level of automation, thorough policies and procedures, training regimen, demonstrated default and asset management expertise, and execution of strategic business initiatives."