In a case unrelated to auto finance, a ruling by a New York federal judge released this week found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be unconstitutionally structured; an action that disagreed with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals stating ... [Read More]

During the recent National Automotive Finance Association Non-Prime Financing Conference, I led “Fraud Friday” sessions where I presented my taxonomy of fraud and showcased two panels highlighting more of the unique and innovative solutions in the space today. While there ... [Read More]

During the past 12 to 18 months, there has been a real increase in interest by lenders around the idea of establishing “all-in-one pricing” (AiO) with their repossession forwarders. Most of this interest has been spurred by concerns expressed by ... [Read More]

Advantage GPS, a Procon Analytics company that can capture and translate raw data into actionable business intelligence, announced it will debut its recently released AI-artificial intelligence-driven vehicle finance platform this week at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention in ... [Read More]

This week during the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s Expo and Convention, Spireon introduced Quick Locate, the latest feature of its GoldStar GPS solution. The company highlighted Quick Locate can provide dealers and subprime auto finance companies instant visibility to ... [Read More]

It’s been a predictable spring for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market, and S&P Global Ratings said that’s been a good thing. It was so good, in fact, that one subprime-specific metric made a positive move for the ... [Read More]

ChannelNet announced a strategic partnership this week with White Clarke Group to offer an end-to-end financing solution to the global asset finance market. The partnership offers asset finance companies an integrated customer and dealer-facing platform that can automate the overall ... [Read More]

A project that took roughly six months came to fruition in an attempt to help credit unions fill their auto finance portfolios. This week, GrooveCar launched its new corporate website designed to deliver a greater level of engagement for its credit ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive is seeing how actions by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve is impacting auto-financing activities as well as other major segments of the automotive space. Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke recapped that the ... [Read More]

Perhaps the tightening of underwriting is leading to stabilization of delinquencies on the cusp of repossession as well as a bit of an improvement among those contracts that are behind but could possibly be brought back current. The newest State ... [Read More]