Eric Fruithandler Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

I help our partners in the Banking, Credit Union and Specialty Finance space to develop custom solutions for their needs. My role primarily focuses on the sub-prime space as I am constantly creating new ways to differentiate my clients.

At OpenRoad Lending, I was responsible for adding Bank and Credit Union partners to fund consumer direct re-financing of auto loans. Additionally, I helped grow the business from a “start up” to funding over 1,000 re-financed loans a month in less than a 3 year time frame. At Dent Zone Companies, I expanded Dent Zone’s Paintless Dent Repair product.

I helped major banks and credit unions expand their auto loan portfolios with Capital Lending’s CLS program. This program enabled financial institutions to fund loans in the mid-prime/sub-prime space.

During my 15 year career at ABIG, I held various Sales and Sales Management positions, including Sales Management in the Consumer, Retail & Credit Union markets. I pioneered Assurant's corporate initiative into the Credit Union channel, both in the U.S. as well as managing Sales & Marketing for Assurant’s Western European operations based in the U.K.

After several years in the field as an F&I manager assigned to numerous Pat Ryan client dealers across the US, I managed territories based out of Omaha, Ne. and later El Paso, TX. As a District Manager, I worked with Dealer F&I Departments to drive dealership results.

I worked with Polaroid’s industrial clients to understand their needs in sales and marketing and provide them with customized solutions.

Ba, Marketing

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