Protective Asset Protection is looking to get dealership personnel — especially individuals who work in the F&I office — reinvigorated about their jobs. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs recently said that it recognizes the ... [Read More]

Two F&I product providers that might be familiar to nearly 15,000 dealerships are joining forces via an acquisition. This week, Amynta Group, an insurance services company and provider of warranty protection products, entered into an agreement to acquire American Auto ... [Read More]

Signing bonuses aren’t just for professional athletes as Location Services is looking to add qualified repossession agents by using the same personnel strategy. The provider of loss-mitigation outsource solutions for the financial services industry is hiring for repossession agents and ... [Read More]

Affordability continues to remain top-of-mind for most participants in and observers of the automotive industry. However, Experian explained consumers appear to be making due even as some industry pundits continue to be concerned that consumers can’t handle larger payments. To ... [Read More]

The latest data from Edmunds confirmed that finance companies are trying to hold firm on term, down payment and total amount financed in an effort to remain within their underwriting parameters and mitigate risk. Edmunds’ August data did show some ... [Read More]

Just like the concept of the four square and first pencil helped dealership personnel explain financing details to potential buyers with paper and writing utensils, the latest solution from Darwin Automotive is using some of the same fundamentals while leveraging ... [Read More]

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) certainly is complicated. It’s why an entire panel discussion about it was conducted during this summer’s Automotive Intelligence Summit. Furthermore, a recent PossibleNOW study showed 56% of U.S. businesses polled reported they do not ... [Read More]

As the subprime auto finance company collected another workplace award, Credit Acceptance Corp. also announced an update this week involving its latest securitization. Credit Acceptance completed a $500.0 million asset-backed non-recourse secured financing.  Pursuant to this transaction, the company contributed ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Services is looking to help dealership customers who have special needs when they make their next vehicle purchase while helping a business partner achieve the objective of “accessibility for all.” This week, Westlake announced a partnership with MobilityWorks, ... [Read More]

When Mazda vehicles roll over the curb at one of the automaker’s franchised dealerships, there’s now a likelihood the preceding floorplan and newly signed retail installment contract or vehicle lease likely will be connected to Toyota. According to a filing ... [Read More]