Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) looked to calm concerns that tax refunds and other possible turbulence would trigger significant disturbances within the auto asset backed securities market. Neither of KBRA’s indexes tracking at prime and non-prime ABS shifted substantially, as ... [Read More]

Dent Wizard International rebranded one of its divisions this week in an effort to sharpen its image with dealerships, finance companies and fleet operators. The provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products introduced Evolution, Vehicle Protection by Dent ... [Read More]

What the attorneys general in Massachusetts and Delaware alleged as “unfair” auto financing is going to cost Exeter Finance a little more than $6 million in payments back to customers and state penalties. According to a news releases distributed late ... [Read More]

Organizers of the 23rd annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association have solidified their agenda that covers an array of topics again this year. From the NAF Association/AFSA Non-Prime Auto Financing Survey and a look at ... [Read More]

Intended to target the subprime space, MicroBilt recently launched Bank Account Verify Advantage (BAV Advantage); a new product that uses verified bank data to assist auto-finance companies and other lenders in scoring applicants. MicroBilt highlighted that BAV Advantage looks across ... [Read More]

Two positive economic trends arrived on Friday that can be crucial to dealerships delivering vehicles and finance companies adding to portfolios. The latest data connected to employment and wages prompted one expert to call it a “Goldilocks report.” Bureau of ... [Read More]

With fraud continuing to be a potential problem in auto financing, 700 Credit announced this week its suite of products, including credit reports, compliance solutions, prescreen and consumer pre-qualification products and services, is now integrated within RouteOne’s IDOne solution, a ... [Read More]

DriveItAway and CloudOne formed what the companies called a “ground-breaking industry partnership” this week that is designed to help dealerships cater to customers who have subprime credit and are looking to lift their incomes by potentially joining the ride-sharing industry. ... [Read More]

Primeritus Financial Services announced one of its largest acquisitions ever on Wednesday afternoon as the forwarding company has absorbed one of its competitors. According to a news release, the provider of recovery management, skip tracing and remarketing services to the ... [Read More]

PointPredictive's latest fraud-prevention solution contains literally millions of ingredients. This week, the company launched Auto Fraud Alert, a new solution that’s designed to help finance companies better identify risk prior to funding. The solution can deliver what PointPredictive called an ... [Read More]