As opposed to the legitimate collections efforts put forth by dealerships, finance companies and their service providers, federal regulators are looking to curb unwanted phone calls that are out to swindle consumers. Two upcoming events will highlight cooperative efforts by ... [Read More]

Wise F&I and eLEND Solutions each recently expanded their executive teams, citing growth. First, over at eLEND Solutions, a provider in online and in-store finance and “deal-making” solutions for dealers, built its sales team with two proven auto finance sales ... [Read More]

AGORA recently bolstered its connections to human capital to delve into the debt space. The Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry formed a partnership with Nancy Hughes — a leading debt acquisitions expert — in order to ... [Read More]

Sometimes auto finance companies diversify their portfolio through buying paper lower down the credit spectrum than they typically might. In the case of Westlake Financial Services — which specializes in subprime contracts — the provider is doing the opposite. Westlake ... [Read More]

Organizers of the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) are hitting their 10th anniversary and received a reward from one of their leading sponsors. NARS — an industry event hosted by the American Recovery Association (ARA) and headline sponsor Harding Brooks ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings pored over the 2017 data for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector and reported that  “a few encouraging trends emerged.” Analysts added that December ABS performance showed seasonal patterns, resulting in upticks in metrics they ... [Read More]

More collaboration developed in an effort to enhance the efficiency — and compliance — involving vehicle repossessions and recoveries. Allied Finance Adjusters (AFA) and Vendor Transparency Solutions (VTS) recently entered into an exclusive joint venture agreement that executives say will ... [Read More]

Photographs often highlight how valuable — or deteriorated — a vehicle might be before it lands in your inventory. Well, Black Book leveraged some helpful imagery as a part of a new educational infographic to help dealers, remarketers and finance ... [Read More]

PointPredictive understands criminals looking to orchestrate auto finance scams aren’t sitting idle. On Tuesday, PointPredictive announced the launch of a new patent pending solution called Synthetic ID Alert. The solution is a complement to the company’s comprehensive application fraud scoring ... [Read More]

Late in February, the American Financial Services Association submitted a comment letter to the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs regarding the department’s proposed rules for independent dealers. According to AFSA’s latest installment of NewsBriefs, the proposed rules would ... [Read More]