Abstract: A Lease Information Exchange 110 provides serves as a portal between consumers 120 and one or more candidate automobile providers 131, 132, 133, 134, 135. The lease information exchange provides interfaces through which consumers can input inquiries 141 regarding leasing of an automobile and receive responses 142 regarding the lease. The lease information exchange 110 communicates with one or more candidate automobile providers 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 to solicit proposed lease proposals 152, 162, 172, 182, 192 from the candidate automobile providers 131, 132, 133, 134, 135. The lease information exchange 110 handles the interface to the consumer 120 without regard to the number of candidate automobile providers solicited and presents the information to the consumer 120 with clarity, visibiltiy, and easily understood language.