The affected company, Bank of Scotland Dealer Finance, will not give out any new loans after September, Lloyds said, but it will continue to serve existing customers through its Black Horse Motor Finance brand.

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The traditional model for a captive finance company is a wholly owned subsidiary like Ford Motor Credit Co. or Toyota Financial Services.

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Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ), along with their finance arms, insist they still have enough capital to fund their businesses.

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