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Interactive Dynamics practice · Indirect lending

How to support an indirect-lending member after closing

Practice helping a member who obtained a product through a dealer and now needs documents, cancellation information, or escalation.

Role
Member service or indirect-lending employee
Channel
Indirect lending
Product
GAP or vehicle service contract
Scenario context

What the employee knows.

  • The member completed the transaction at a dealer.
  • The member cannot find the agreement and is unsure who provides service.
  • The credit union must avoid an unhelpful dealer-provider-credit-union loop.
Conversation moment 1 of 3Own the intake
Member
“The dealer told me to call you, but I cannot find my contract.”

Coach focus: Begin with accountable assistance rather than redirecting the member.

How would you respond?

Choose the response that best supports clear education, voluntary choice, and approved boundaries.

Manager debrief

Questions to discuss after practice.

Coach the employee’s reasoning and boundaries, not memorization of the example response.

  1. 01Did the employee take ownership of intake?
  2. 02Were cancellation, refund, principal application, and payment impact separated?
  3. 03Was a clear status and escalation path created?
Continue practicing

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