SCUSA taps new chairman, fills board
Monday, Jul. 20, 2015, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another executive who spent time in a leadership position at J.P. Morgan Chase now is holding an even higher post at Santander Consumer USA Holdings. Not long after the finance company elevated Jason Kulus to be SCUSA’s chief executive officer, ... [Read More]
RoadVantage brings on 3 new execs & sales offices
Monday, Jul. 20, 2015, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, F&I program provider RoadVantage added three industry veterans who have decades of dealership experience to its sales team, as well as a trio of new regional offices. Joining the company leadership team is Dave Bouchat, who comes to ... [Read More]
TitleTec partners with NIADA to streamline titling work
Monday, Jul. 20, 2015, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TitleTec, a Solera company and provider of title and registration software for automotive dealers, joined with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as a national member benefit partner on Monday. Officials highlighted TitleTec’s partnership with NIADA will help streamline the ... [Read More]
The ‘bottom line’ of Spireon’s acquisition of Inilex
Friday, Jul. 17, 2015, 04:30 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Spireon chief marketing officer Shawn Hansen gave dealers and subprime finance companies what he called the “bottom line” about the potential benefits of the company acquiring Inilex. For operations that demand a GPS device be attached to a vehicle in ... [Read More]
2 senators pose dealer-focused questions to Cordray
Friday, Jul. 17, 2015, 04:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Perhaps Sen. Richard Shelby, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, asked the question dealers nationwide would like to pose to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Shelby took the opportunity when the committee conducted a hearing this ... [Read More]
CFPB deputy director resigns, citing family reasons
Friday, Jul. 17, 2015, 04:21 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The No. 2 official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has resigned, citing the burden of commuting between his home in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. According to documents obtained by SubPrime Auto Finance News on Friday, CFPB deputy director Steve ... [Read More]
Did Honda’s consent order produce a ‘golden goose?’
Thursday, Jul. 16, 2015, 02:42 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
While much of the industry is somewhat gnashing its collective teeth over the consent agreement American Honda Finance Corp. reached with federal regulators, Arent Fox senior automotive counsel Rob Cohen used descriptors such as “silver lining” and “golden goose” when ... [Read More]
Spireon expands in GPS space by acquiring Inilex
Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2015, 07:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two of the largest players in the GPS technology space now are under the same corporate umbrella. Spireon, a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of privately held Inilex, another provider of GPS recovery software solutions. ... [Read More]
NADA requests leaked CFPB memo
Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2015, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exactly two weeks before a consent order involving American Honda Finance Corp. came to light, documents the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shared by anonymous sources generated online reports about the forthcoming regulatory developments. Now, the National Automobile Dealers Association wants ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital entering 30 new markets
Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2015, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital recently announced plans to expand into 30 additional markets across the U.S. The company indicated that its enhanced technology offerings, flexible terms and customer service have led to an increase in customers, resulting in the need for these ... [Read More]
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