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Floyd’s post-retirement activity continues by joining DIMONT board
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Since retiring for the second time from Exeter Finance, Mark Floyd certainly doesn’t appear to be reducing his industry involvement much. DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services to the residential mortgage ... [Read More]
Maintaining auto payment no longer top consumer priority
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion discovered that maintaining payments on that vehicle installment contract no longer is the top priority when the holder hits a rough financial patch and has to adjust to being short on monthly income. When faced with the choice of ... [Read More]
Westlake contracts with Jensen to expand strategic accounts
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 05:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The first two winners of the Subprime Auto Finance Executive of the Year presented during Used Car Week are collaborating to help increase business for Westlake Financial Services. Westlake announced this week that the finance company recently contracted Bill Jensen ... [Read More]
6 recommendations to CFPB regarding alternative data
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes a closer look at alternative data, the American Bankers Association delivered an eight-page comment letter containing a half dozen suggestions about the current and potential use of alternative data and modeling techniques in ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty revamps online Dealer Portal
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, this week released Dealer Portal 2.0 — the latest enhancement to GWC’s online e-contracting platform. The company indicated Dealer Portal 2.0 introduces to ... [Read More]
Auto finance helps to push total consumer debt to new high
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 01:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Even as TransUnion noted that auto finance origination volume appears to be losing a little steam, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Household Debt and Credit Report released on Wednesday showed how the balances consumers are absorbing for their ... [Read More]
PayLink Direct & Omnisure Group complete merger
Wednesday, May. 17, 2017, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PayLink Direct and Omnisure Group, two specialty finance and vehicle service contracts, recently merged to create one of the largest VSC payment plan providers in the United States. Rebecca Howard, co-founder and chief executive officer of PayLink Direct, and Paul ... [Read More]
Black Book unveils next generation ValuEngine platform
Wednesday, May. 17, 2017, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Black Book introduced its next generation ValuEngine platform with what the firm described as a new, easy-to-navigate web interface. Black Book reiterated ValuEngine is a real-time collateral valuation tool allowing automotive industry professionals, finance companies, OEMs and dealers the ability ... [Read More]
Largest sequential auto default drop in 5 years
Wednesday, May. 17, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As analysts discussed how commercial banks are viewing auto financing, they also spotted the largest sequential drop in the auto segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices in five years. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released its latest ... [Read More]
Seasonal factors trigger March auto ABS improvements
Tuesday, May. 16, 2017, 01:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings confirmed that typical seasonal impacts helped collateral performance in the U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors to improve in March relative to February. Analysts indicated in their latest report that losses, delinquencies and recoveries ... [Read More]
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