For the second time this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a consent order with a firm involved with auto-finance payments. And similar to the one the CFPB reached at the beginning of November, bureau officials see the possibility ... [Read More]

Fitch Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and S&P Global Ratings each offered perspectives on the securitization market this week. After sharing metrics their analysts gathered, each firm pointed to two trends moving in opposite directions. All three highlighted how ... [Read More]

When taken together as I did this morning, a quartet of assertions made by TransUnion, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, the U.S. Department of Labor and Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell described how topsy-turvy this pandemic has made the ... [Read More]

The most recent TransUnion financial hardship survey conducted in late October pinpointed how short of funds individuals and families financially impacted by the pandemic are toward meeting their monthly obligations. According to the online survey of 3,100 adults conducted by ... [Read More]

StoneEagle F&I sees Battery Ventures as more than just a funding source. The F&I provider for metrics reporting, menu sales tools and product administration solutions recently received a majority investment from the global technology-focused investment firm. StoneEagle F&I chief executive ... [Read More]

As contract extensions and other accommodations by finance companies continue to expire, auto defaults continue to rise. According to data through October released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, auto defaults now have climbed for four consecutive months after ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings spotted yet another difference between the prime and subprime auto finance segments. In September, analysts discovered new extension rates between U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) diverged. For public shelves with 17 issuers, S&P ... [Read More]

Last week, APCO Holdings announced that Crystal Meinert has been promoted to vice president of human resources for the provider and administrator of F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands In her new role as ... [Read More]

The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that the regulator began to send refunds totaling nearly $1.5 million to individuals who were affected by allegedly unlawful financing and sales practices by Bronx Honda. The actions stem from a settlement reached ... [Read More]

End of Tenancy Cleaning — a service provider based in the United Kingdom — recently surveyed 3,230 people from across the globe, asking them, “What are some of the grossest things you have had in your car that you may ... [Read More]