Tommy Moore Jr. initially thought what sprouted to be First Investors Financial Services would just be a sideline business in auto finance. He was concentrated on another banking career in Houston at the time, focused on retail and commercial lending. ... [Read More]

As S&P Global Ratings noticed collateral performance in the U.S. subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market deteriorated moderately on a sequential basis in August, Davis & Gilbert’s Insolvency, Creditors’ Rights & Financial Products Practice Group fears investors could be ... [Read More]

Risk management technology provider Verifacto finalized a partnership with Berkshire Risk Services, a collateral protection insurance (CPI) company for dealers and auto finance companies. Through the partnership with Berkshire Risk Services, Verifacto — one of the new exhibitors coming to ... [Read More]

DIMONT is coming to Used Car Week armed with three additional experienced executives within its workforce. This week, DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services, announced the addition of three industry experts ... [Read More]

Two Used Car Week exhibitors — FactorTrust and Intellaegis — announced an integration partnership on Thursday. Executives explained the servicing platform, masterQueue, which combines artificial intelligence with predictive data is set to leverage FactorTrust’s proprietary alternative credit data to locate ... [Read More]

GM Financial is ready to have a Texas-sized celebration on Thursday. The captive — which also is one of the Silver Sponsors of Used Car Week —  will host the grand opening of its new service center in San Antonio; ... [Read More]

Another nationwide organization is asking federal regulators for assistance since technology has revolutionized the way finance providers and customers can communicate. The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) recently filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the Telephone Consumer ... [Read More]

Here’s a development aimed at helping to keep potentially flood-damaged and other compromised vehicles out of your company’s portfolio. This week, Launcher — a technology provider specializing in subprime automotive finance originations, has integrated access to Carfax Vehicle History Reports ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty acknowledged it can be a challenge for dealership staff to include a vehicle service contract in the auto financing package, especially if customers are already stretching their budgets to meet the monthly payment requirements. So when a VSC ... [Read More]

In light of what’s happening nowadays in the credit bureau space, TransUnion’s latest acquisition is aimed at bolstering its arsenal against fraud. TransUnion recently announced that it bolstered its data and analytics capabilities with the acquisition of eBureau, a leading ... [Read More]