Santander's One-Stop Social Media Shop With the many social media outlets available, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of them all. Until now. Santander Consumer USA Inc. has launched a page with links to all of our great ways to keep in touch. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, every way Santander has to connect is available. At left you can also see our QR Code (Quick Response Code) which when scanned, will take you right to this site. It’s that easy. So connect with us today. Santander and RoadLoans Social Media: Here’s a list of all of the… Read More
Are You Game? We Have New Version iPads Up for Grabs. This weekend is Selection Sunday for the NCAA basketball tournament. That means that we will officially begin accepting bracket entries for the Santander Dealer Basketball Pool. Following the Selection Sunday process that starts at 6 p.m. ET, Santander will open up the online channel for you to submit your completed bracket for free. Prizes include BRAND NEW (what some call the iPad 3) iPads. Many conference tournaments are happening this week, so as you're watching the hotly contested games of the ACC, Big East, Big XII, SEC, Mountain West,… Read More
Tourney Time --Time for the Santander Dealer Basketball Pool It's March, and in the college sports world, that means one thing --- the Men's College Basketball Tournament is tipping off! In celebration of the event, and to make things extra exciting, Santander is launching a Dealer Basketball Pool. Brush up on your bracketology, because following Selection Sunday on March 11, we will open up the pool for your bracket submissions. IT’S FREE TO ENTER, BUT KEEP IN MIND YOU HAVE UNTIL 12:15 p.m. EASTERN TIME ON MARCH 15 TO TURN IN YOUR BRACKETS. After that, we can no longer accept… Read More
Santander Sponsored Soccer Games Are On! RoadLoans is switching gears for a moment -- from automotive topics to the topic of sports. Since athletic teams are often sponsored by companies, it’s not so much of a stretch. Kicking off earlier this month in South America, the annual 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América football (soccer) tournament. As you can tell by the name, Banco Santander, of which Santander Consumer USA Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary, is the main sponsor of this elite sporting event. This is the 53rd time the soccer tournament has been held and over the course of… Read More
Pebble Beach, a Good Drive … Unspoiled This weekend, Santander Consumer USA Inc. will be an on-site sponsor of the prestigious AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament. Held in the beautiful Monterey Peninsula area of central California, it’s the time of year when the elite in the golf world link up with celebrities to enjoy a little friendly competition while raising money for charity. This year’s field is impressive and includes Tiger Woods, playing for the first time since 2002, Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Dustin Johnson, Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, and last year’s winner, D.A. Points. Celebrities scheduled… Read More
All summer long, I kept telling my kids we would take a mini-vacation somewhere around the state. Well after zoo camp, several trips to the local water-park and a bank-busting visit to Six Flags, school has started and we haven’t left the city limits. So, I’ve decided to take my miniature compadres on a road trip to the Texas coast for Labor Day. Now, the planning begins. Swimsuits-check, sunscreen-check, dvd players to prevent me from throwing children from moving vehicle-check, scheduled maintenance for car-uh oh. My car isn’t old, but it isn’t new either. The last thing I need is… Read More