The Consumer Bankers Association asked Georgine Muntz, chief operating officer of defi SOLUTIONS, to be a presenter during its annual conference earlier this spring. After gathering key points from other experts who shared presentations at CBA’s event, too, Muntz decided ... [Read More]

Along with making a move connected with their preferred stock, Ally Financial officials opened their new office space located at 500 Woodward Ave. in downtown Detroit this week. The building, named Ally Detroit Center, will be occupied by more than ... [Read More]

A vivid partisan divide appeared again this week when the U.S. House Financial Services Committee approved a measure that would place budget appropriations for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau within Congressional jurisdiction. The committee approved what is being called the ... [Read More]

Findings from a recent Autotrader survey released on Wednesday showed 70 percent of respondents expect to receive a tax refund this year. Perhaps better yet for dealerships and finance companies, Autotrader’s survey conducted in February that included 550 U.S. adults ... [Read More]

A wide array of technology providers in the auto finance space — including EFG Companies, F&I Express, RouteOne, National Credit Center and eLEND Solutions — all recently either formed new partnerships or rolled out enhancements to their solutions aimed at ... [Read More]

In a matter associated with intellectual property and information security, Digital Recognition Network announced on Tuesday that the company has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve the litigation accusing four repossession agencies of breaching their license agreements with DRN, ... [Read More]

The volume of auto-financing discussion — especially in the subprime space — Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb entertained at recent industry events and his quarterly conference call prompted him to ask a question. Recent analyst reports from Fitch Ratings ... [Read More]

General Motors Financial broke ground on Monday for its new financial servicing center in San Antonio during a ceremony that featured several notable city, county and state officials and community leaders as speakers, including Gov. Greg Abbott. The company’s newest ... [Read More]

The sparring between lawmakers and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Richard Cordray continued on Thursday when the director offered his semiannual report to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. What has been a source of much consternation percolating from the upper ... [Read More]

If you want get a sense of why Ally Financial decided to roll out a product specifically for used-car leasing, consider the statistics from Experian Automotive, says Tim Russi, Ally’s president of auto finance. You may find that the numbers ... [Read More]