What Comerica Bank chief economist Robert Dye projected to unfold this week came to fruition as the Federal Reserve had its first opportunity of 2019 to make an interest rate adjustment. The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the ... [Read More]

Anyone who has been involved with the repossession industry over the past several years knows that the world looks very different today than before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arrived. Most of the focus during this period has been on ... [Read More]

The newest S&P Global Ratings report indicated the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market in November performed where finance companies likely expected, especially for participants within the subprime space. And when analysts extracted a trio of companies that securitize ... [Read More]

Additional products sold to buyers during the financing process along with their terms and conditions continue to create issues for servicemembers, according to the newest report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency’s Office of Servicemember Affairs (OSA) monitors ... [Read More]

Darwin Automotive wants finance office products to be as easy for used-vehicle buyers to purchase as their favorite items on Amazon. The F&I software provider recently announced the release of “Buy it Now” functionality as an addition to its Darwin ... [Read More]

National Auto Care (NAC) grew its board of directors to five by adding another member. The provider of F&I products nationwide recently announced the appointment of Michael Boyle to its board of directors. Boyle is the fifth member to join ... [Read More]

Interest rates continue to increase the cost of buying a vehicle. Dealers and finance companies are well aware of concerns about affordability, consumer access to credit and softening new-vehicle sales. Because of that, dealers and finance companies are exploring new ... [Read More]

Lyft and Uber drivers not only might have a path to generate funds for a down payment when acquiring a vehicle at certain dealerships, they also could take advantage of a solution to help their credit situation. DriveItAway, a company ... [Read More]

Just ahead of the American Financial Services Association’s Vehicle Finance Conference, Allied Solutions announced the restructuring of its claims and recovery product, REPOPlus & Track. The provider of insurance, lending and marketing products to financial institutions in the U.S. for more ... [Read More]

An executive from another provider of vehicle service contracts, who also spent several years running franchised dealerships, now is with AUL Corp. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson on Thursday appointed automotive veteran Paul McCarthy to the position ... [Read More]