Southeast Toyota Finance

Corporate Overview

Southeast Toyota Finance provides a full range of financial products and services to Toyota dealers in the Southeast United States, including special retail and lease programs. Associates at its Customer Experience Centers in Mobile, Alabama and St. Louis, Missouri support the Southeast Toyota Finance portfolio and provide servicing solutions to World Omni’s clients.

Southeast Toyota Finance is part of World Omni Financial Corp. World Omni was established in 1981 as the first captive finance company for an import automotive brand in the United States, with headquarters in Deerfield Beach, Florida. World Omni is currently assigned a long-term rating of BBB+ and a short-term rating of A-2 by Standard & Poor’s.

Fast Facts  

President: Bill Shope

Associates: 1,265  

Contracts Funded: 3,000,000+ 

2023 Accomplishments:

  • No. 1 in J.D. Power study for Dealer Satisfaction
  • 60%+ Toyotas financed or leased in the southeast
  • 699,415 finance and lease contracts serviced
  • 215,999 new retail and lease contracts purchased totaling $7.8 billion

Since March 2020, CenterOne Financial Services has provided third-party servicing of motor vehicle loan and lease agreements. Its clients include some of the nation’s largest banks, automotive captives, independent finance companies, and investors. Among CenterOne’s services are vehicle remarketing, customer support functions such as call center operations, payment transactions, collections, and more.

Media Contacts

Christie Caliendo

Director, Public Relations & Integrated Marketing

Christie.Caliendo@jmfamily.com