HFIA Partners with TD Bank to Offer Expanded In-store Financing Services

Furniture World News Desk on 4/20/2012

Mary Frye, president of Home Furnishings Independents Association, announced that HFIA has joined with TD Bank to bring the Renovate private label credit card program to member stores.

During the High Point Market, Frye along with John Piotrowsky, vice president/product manager TD Retail Card Services, will be available at the association’s booth in the atrium of the Furniture Plaza building, 210 South Main Street, High Point, N.C., to answer questions regarding the program. Current and prospective HFIA members are invited to visit the booth April 20-24 to obtain information and complete a dealer application.

“TD Bank’s Renovate consumer finance program is an important resource for our business,” says Wade Daw, Thomasville Home Furnishings, El Paso, Texas. “Today’s consumer expects good financing choices, and the Renovate program delivers just that. We appreciate the approval rates and the credit limits offered.”

The Renovate private label credit card program allows HFIA member stores the opportunity to extend to customers flexible financing options and promotional payment plans. Available to HFIA members at exclusive discounts, the program offers no monthly minimum volume requirement, quick credit decisions, and domestic servicing performed at TD Bank’s headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey.

TD Bank is one of the 10 largest banks in the United States providing more than 8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business, and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,280 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. It has the distinction of being rated Aaa by Moody's.

HFIA, the voice of independent-thinking home furnishings professionals, offers a comprehensive range of business services dedicated to providing solutions to meet business owners’ needs. HFIA manages the behind-the-scenes store services that allow owners to focus on their top priority, customers. Member services include discounted bankcard processing, consumer financing, marketing programs, competitively-priced business insurance, online furniture sales training and more.

For more information about HFIA, visit the association’s website at www.hfia.com or contact Mary Frye at 800.942.HOME (4663) or mary@hfia.com.