The Federal Reserve “is in a pickle.” That’s the summation from Comerica Bank after the Federal Open Market Committee cut the federal funds target rate a quarter percent to a range of 4.00% to 4.25% on Wednesday. The move by ... [Read More]

Arra Finance announced via social media on Tuesday that it has closed its acquisition of Crescent Bank’s auto-finance division in a move originally revealed in June. When Arra Finance first announced the acquisition, the subprime auto finance company said Crescent ... [Read More]

Safe-Guard Products International now has more brick-and-mortar resources to house its platform for private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine, and powersports industries. On Tuesday, Safe-Guard said it has opened an expanded call center in Greenville, S.C. Located ... [Read More]

Experts agree the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will trim interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. How long it will take for that cut to lift the fortunes of dealerships and finance companies is much less ... [Read More]

Subprime auto financing is getting much more complex, from underwriting to securitizations. Likely connected with fallout from last week’s Tricolor Holdings’ Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Credit Acceptance filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday morning, addressing ... [Read More]

On Thursday, KPA promoted one of its top executives to be CEO. The provider of environment, health, and safety and workplace compliance solutions announced the appointment of Michael Bruns as chief executive officer. KPA highlighted Bruns brings more than 30 ... [Read More]

APCO Holdings got back into acquisition mode this week. The provider of F&I products and dealer solutions has acquired the assets of Lawley Automotive Dealer Solutions. The company said this acquisition demonstrates APCO’s commitment to protecting “what moves dealers” and ... [Read More]

Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... [Read More]

The technology committee of the American Recovery Association didn’t just pinpoint what it believes are five of the primary challenges repossession agents face. The group also offered 15 recommendations to help smooth those challenges to foster what it called “a ... [Read More]

Soon after gaining a new client relationship in the credit union market, MBSi landed a partnership to drive vehicle recoveries and efficiency via what the company called near-time data. On Wednesday, MBSi and Loanbridge announced a new partnership to integrate ... [Read More]