Officials from 700Credit recently finalized another alliance to make their credit reports, compliance solutions and consumer pre-qualification products available to more dealerships. The latest relationship is with Advent Resources, which offers Advent DMS, a cloud-based platform for dealers. The companies ... [Read More]

Our podcast episodes originating from last month’s automotive festivities in Las Vegas continue with a conversation featuring Cheryl Miller and Kaitlin Gavin of Dealertrack. During the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, Miller and Gavin shared ... [Read More]

Open Lending recently added a pair of new executives, who combine to possess more than 30 years of industry experience. The provider analytics, risk-based pricing and automated decision technology for credit unions and other auto finance companies hired Brice Beard ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings indicated the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market remained “healthy” last year and started 2020 on “solid ground.” But a separate report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) showed auto loan ABS credit performance softened in ... [Read More]

Along with the opportunity to reconnect with other industry operators, the American Recovery Association is using this year’s North American Repossessors Summit to unveil a new program that’s been in development for several years. During NARS 2020, the association will ... [Read More]

Your potential customer has what could be a great trade; a vehicle that will stand tall on the front line and probably turn quickly. But then that vehicle is involved in an accident. To help all parties involved, Dealer Owned ... [Read More]

Experienced dealership managers and finance company executives might remember a juncture when subprime permeated much of used-vehicle financing. People with softer credit profiles opted for less-expensive used vehicles with a contract they could manage and risk that the provider deemed ... [Read More]

The Federal Reserve sensed the U.S. economy is becoming ill stemming from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, so policymakers made the surprise move on Tuesday by cutting the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 1.00% ... [Read More]

As purchase preferences continue to skew toward SUVs and trucks, pushing average prices higher, Edmunds noticed what those buyers are being charged to finance that acquisition remained stable in February. Edmunds reported on Tuesday the average interest rate for new-vehicle ... [Read More]

New York authorities recently indicted a pair of former managers at an Empire State Hyundai dealership, alleging they defrauded the franchised store and JPMorgan Chase of more than $1.5 million. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced that James Castellano ... [Read More]