Last week, 700Credit announced an affiliation with OTTOMOTO, a platform designed to streamline every part of the retail finance process — from credit applications through funding. With this new relationship, OTTOMOTO has integrated 700Credit’s compliance and prequalification soft pull solutions ... [Read More]

College football teams weren’t the only ones claiming victories in Texas on Saturday. The American Bankers Association (ABA), the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), the Texas Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other co-plaintiffs cheered the decision by ... [Read More]

This week, Informativ announced that Kimberly Lang has joined the company as chief operating officer. The provider of credit-focused lead generation, credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, finance companies and other clients said Lang is assuming the position ... [Read More]

AutoPayPlus by US Equity Advantage made its second executive move in the past two months, announcing this week that David Lee has joined the company as director of finance and controller. In this role, AutoPayPlus said Lee will be responsible ... [Read More]

Two experts from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago published a paper this week explaining why they think policymakers raising interest rates not only will curb inflation but will steer the economy away from a recession. Stefania D’Amico and Thomas ... [Read More]

On the Road Lending now has more financial horsepower. The nonprofit organization that launched in Dallas in 2013 said on Wednesday that it received $500,000 in capital from Tolleson Private Bank to deepen its successful initiative across underserved communities throughout ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital showed it has a great interest in science, too, not just the automotive financial world. The floorplan provider that focuses on independent dealerships, in collaboration with Cox Enterprises, recently transformed an Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) classroom into the ... [Read More]

With Gen Z becoming a growing part of the segment, findings surfaced this week from the 25th edition of the New Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series orchestrated by LendingClub Corp. in partnership with PYMNTS. The research showed that 61% of ... [Read More]

Experian’s newest State of the Automotive Finance Market Report showed average contract terms continued to decrease. Amid rising interest rates, Experian reported on Thursday consumers are continuing to opt for shorter terms based on findings from the second quarter. However, ... [Read More]

At least three economists anticipate the Federal Reserve pushing interest rates higher after chairman Jerome Powell made one of his most anticipated speeches of the year last week. The Fed’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyo., was the backdrop on ... [Read More]