TransUnion’s 2016 auto loan forecast — including its projection that delinquency rates are likely to remain unchanged — should allow the subprime auto finance industry to maintain two of its most important positions that can satisfy both consumers and perhaps ... [Read More]

Dealers can now apply and be approved for access to Equifax consumer insights data in a matter of hours thanks to a new, streamlined onboarding platform released on Monday. Leveraging technologies from DocuSign and Salesforce.com, along with its own proprietary ... [Read More]

Veteran F&I managers might remember a time when stretching terms beyond 36 months to complete the financing for a used-vehicle installment contract seemed outlandish. Now getting deals bought and used models delivered with terms double that term length is more ... [Read More]

Occurring in part because of the concentration of finance companies in the area, the National Automotive Finance Association is hosting the next in-person session to create another cohort enrolled in its Consumer Credit Compliance Certification program in the Dallas area. ... [Read More]

Ally Financial announced this week that the finance company now will have full eContracting capabilities available to dealers nationwide through RouteOne’s indirect auto financing platform. Executives explained the solution can provide retail contract validation, signature and distribution — all done ... [Read More]

The American Financial Services Association launched a completely redesigned website this week. AFSA officials highlighted their new website, designed in partnership with Engage Software headquartered in St. Louis, has a modern design and is constructed to be user friendly. “AFSA’s ... [Read More]

The combination of investor money and an online platform created by what the company calls an “A team” of industry veterans who have collectively more than 110 years of experience in automotive, below-prime automotive finance, billions of dollars of securitization ... [Read More]

ACA International dissected the 2015 fiscal year annual report by the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office that’s generated for Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Officials found the recently released report focused heavily on three potential changes to the ... [Read More]

Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — announced year-to-date growth figures this week, revealing increasing momentum in new customer signings with AFG’s balloon lending and remarketing ... [Read More]

F&I training specialist Rebecca Chernek is hosting a comprehensive, three-day educational workshop in an attempt to help dealerships and their managers to get into position for their most successful year yet. Among the 10 workshop highlights Chernek plans to cover ... [Read More]