The first business day of 2022 included an acquisition involving two firms focused on getting payments for their automotive clients as well as customers in other industries. Repay Holdings Corp. (REPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, on Monday announced ... [Read More]

National Auto Care (NAC) made one more acquisition before closing out 2021. Capping a string of moves throughout the year, NAC senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions Courtney Hoffman announced that the company — which provides  F&I products, administration, ... [Read More]

Experts from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian all noticed some deterioration in auto finance performance before 2021 finished. Released four days before Christmas, data through November for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed ... [Read More]

John Stephens is bringing more than 30 years of automotive experience to AutoPayPlus by US Equity Advantage. The biweekly payment processing provider announced this week that Stephens has joined the company as chief sales officer. Most recently, Stephens served as ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke again offered context about the potential influence on auto financing that the Federal Reserve last policy action of the year might have. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee decided unanimously to keep the ... [Read More]

American Financial Services Association senior vice president Celia Winslow appeared on this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported when the regulator examined subprime auto financing earlier this year. Winslow also shared ... [Read More]

One of the closest observers of the auto securitization market now has new ownership after forming in the wake of the global financial crisis. Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) announced on Tuesday that it has entered a deal with growth-oriented ... [Read More]

You could say AUL Corp. is in a giving mood. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson announced on Friday that the F&I provider just surpassed $1 million in total charitable contributions since 2012. This year, AUL said it ... [Read More]

Almost four months later, the journey of Santander Consumer USA shifting from a publicly traded company to a private firm still isn’t over the financial finish line. The company announced last week that it has extended the expiration date of its ... [Read More]

Earlier this week, DriveItAway announced its newest program for employers to enable vehicle ownership as both a means and incentive for potential new employees to get to work. On Thursday, the mobility platform with its subscription-to-purchase technology for dealers made ... [Read More]