Collections & Recovery FICO Optimization Helps Toyota Keep Customers in Cars
In a recent post, my colleague Martin Germanis talked about the importance of optimization in collections. Toyota Financial Services has put this into practice with dramatic results. Toyota’s Collections Treatment Optimization program integrates decision management, reporting and advanced analytics to provide a data-driven, scientific and customer-centric approach to collections. During its first year, the program helped more than 6,000 customers avoid repossession and stay in their cars, and prevented 50,000 customers from reaching a stage of delinquency that would affect their credit. “Working with delinquent customers to keep them in their cars while working out payment options has helped Toyota avoid millions of dollars in losses,” said Jim Bander, national manager for decision science at Toyota Financial Services. “It’s a win for our customers, and a win for Toyota. Furthermore, it reduced our operating expense ratio by allowing Toyota to grow our portfolio by roughly nine percent, without adding collections... [Read More]
