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Wells Fargo enhances floor plan platform with Sword Apak
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Global wholesale floor planning software provider Sword Apak recently announced it will implement its new dealer floor planning and loan solution, WFSv6, with Wells Fargo Dealer Services. Officials explained the agreement creates a new portal that is designed to address ... [Read More]
GrooveCar Direct adds 2 more credit union partners
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct — a vehicle buying resource for the nation’s credit union industry — is expanding through new partnerships with a pair of institutions in the Southeast. Recently coming aboard the program are Insight Credit Union, which is based in Orlando, ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital finalizes $433M securitization
Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, 04:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital recently completed the sale of $433 million privately placed notes, providing the company with additional capital and operating flexibility to support the rapid growth of its dealer finance business. Officials highlighted this securitization comes less than a year ... [Read More]
F&I Express launches ExpressQuote to enhance aftermarket product sales
Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On the heels of the roll-out of a compliance tool, F&I Express recently launched ExpressQuote, a new feature added to the company’s cloud-based solution to help F&I managers provide customers with fast, accurate quotes on aftermarket products. The company explained ... [Read More]
43% of non-prime applicants are millennials
Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, 03:01 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
FactorTrust chief executive officer Greg Rable regularly receives questions from finance companies that are seeking more information about millennials, and for good reason. FactorTrust indicated that millennials — individuals born after 1980 — make up the largest percentage of non-prime ... [Read More]
Equifax monitoring trends as write-offs tick higher
Friday, Jul. 31, 2015, 02:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
While continuing to keep close tabs on how 60-day delinquencies are trending, Equifax is also watching write-offs, too, since they made a small move upward as of June. According to data shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News this week, Equifax ... [Read More]
Cloudy consumer picture could impact auto financing
Friday, Jul. 31, 2015, 02:41 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Federal Reserve of New York reported an uptick in consumers who expect to apply for vehicle financing during the next 12 months, but two economists, including Cox Automotive’s Tom Webb, discussed the potential headwinds that might arrive within the ... [Read More]
Non-prime finance company specializing in Latino market gains $75M facility
Friday, Jul. 31, 2015, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, CrediautoUSA Financial Co. announced the completion of a capital facility that provides for up to $75 million to facilitate the acquisition by Crediauto of non-prime automobile financing contracts. Crediauto is a finance company that provides solutions to franchised ... [Read More]
Measure to rescind CFPB guidance moves beyond House committee
Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 08:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a development cheered by the National Automobile Dealers Association, a proposal to modify how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversees indirect auto financing took one step forward on Wednesday, moving beyond the House Financial Services Committee now to be ... [Read More]
Total outstanding auto balances top $1 trillion
Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 03:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Equifax deputy chief economist Dennis Carlson used imagery of the plumbing that might be in your home to describe the industry surpassing $1 trillion in outstanding auto loan balances in June. The credit bureau’s data showed total outstanding balances on ... [Read More]
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