LAS VEGAS — CUDL (CU Direct Corporation), the nation's largestpoint-of-sale and indirect lending network for credit unionsreported high penetration numbers for its AutoSMART program and Website www.cudlautosmart.com. CUDL announced that AutoSMART reached arecord number 453 credit unions and 3,959 auto dealer participantsrepresenting some 15 million members.

During the 9th Annual Auto Lending Symposium here yesterday CUDLsaid the number of online CU member/visitors to the site was over39,000 for three months running and inventoried vehicles posted tothe site by dealers hit an all time high of more than 272,000 unitsin May.

The company also unveiled a number of new enhancements to theAutoSMART site including an HTML free-flow message board, allowingCUs to post their own content directly to their own brandedAutoSMART site; the ability to post repossessions directly to thevehicle inventory seen on the site; and a new car build option,which provides members the ability to begin building their newautomobile by vehicle category, such as SUV, sedan, truck orconvertible.