Representatives from the American Financial Services Association, the American Recovery Association, the National Automotive Finance Association, and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association let out of collective exhale of relief after what they each described as a significantly damaging piece of ... [Read More]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was on the receiving end of two separate actions this week aimed at dramatically changing how the agency operates. First, a collection of consumer advocate groups is suing the CFPB and director Kathleen Kraninger for ... [Read More]

MBSi Corp. and Resolvion are making sure their firms are fully prepared when finance companies begin to start repossession and recovery activities again in full force. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached an agreement to complete full integration ... [Read More]

EFG Companies wants dealers to generate up to $200,000 in revenue per year through a new F&I product rolled out this week. The firm announced the launch of its re-imagined Motorist Assistance Plan (MAP) vehicle service contract. EFG Companies highlighted ... [Read More]

Experian’s latest State of the Automotive Finance Market Report showed delinquency rates on auto financing declined during the first quarter. Experian determined 30-day delinquencies decreased from 1.98% in Q1 of last year to 1.93% in Q1 of this year, while ... [Read More]

Both S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service are trying to use their data and information about the auto ABS market to project the health of finance companies and their portfolios later this summer and beyond. Each firm considered payment ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial found a way to cheer the close of its 2020 fiscal year since it broke a string of two consecutive years of negative earnings. And the subprime auto-finance company also highlighted how funds from the Paycheck Protection Program ... [Read More]

Earlier this week, the chair of the taskforce on federal consumer financial law created at the beginning of the year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offered an update on the group’s progress on examining the existing legal and regulatory ... [Read More]

American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) announced brand new product additions to its appearance protection solutions and compass auto product lines this week. The F&I provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine and commercial trucking markets ... [Read More]

The journey of Open Lending being acquired by Nebula, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by True Wind Capital, that began back in January climaxed this week as the business combination was approved by Nebula’s shareholders at an “extraordinary” general ... [Read More]