The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up its efforts to regulate dealerships on a pair of fronts to begin 2016. Remember what the FTC dubbed Operation Steer Clear? It was the commission’s action that punished 10 dealerships back in 2014 ... [Read More]

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals offered some clarity in response to the Federal Reserve Board’s recent announcement regarding thresholds for the Truth in Lending Act as well as the Consumer Leasing Act. AFIP executive director David Robertson explained ... [Read More]

Just before 2015 closed, used-vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance product provider GWC Warranty announced the company successfully topped $375 million in claims paid to date. In reaction to the achievement, GWC Warranty chief executive officer and president ... [Read More]

GE is selling a portion of its shares in Hyundai Capital Services to Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors. This move is part of a larger exit plan. GE has partial ownership (43.3 percent) of HCS, which it plans to ... [Read More]

With today marking the last installment of SubPrime News Update for 2015, we conducted our own portfolio analysis to uncover what turned out to be the top 10 stories of the year stemming from online traffic to our website. Not ... [Read More]

General Motors Financial announced on Thursday that it intends to enter into an agreement with Western Securities Limited to build a financial servicing center in San Antonio, accommodating up to 700 employees, almost all of whom will be new hires. ... [Read More]

RouteOne in collaboration with Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital is launching full eContracting capabilities available to all dealers who use either of these two auto financing providers. The solution can provide complete retail and lease contract validation, signature and ... [Read More]

EFG Companies, together with Northwood University, announced the selection of Team Quantum Integration as the winner of the first annual F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition and recipient of $25,000. Quantum Integration team members applied consumer research, industry and ... [Read More]

FactorTrust released its latest Underbanked Index this week, showing insight into significant shifts in income, employment and default rate trends over a three-year period within this specific group of consumers. The Index, which provides a range of data points including ... [Read More]

With an interest rate increase widely expected to be handed out by the Federal Reserve, a quartet of experts gathered by the American International Automobile Dealers Association for a webinar this week touched on what impact the move might have ... [Read More]