Exeter Finance Corp. went outside of the auto finance sector to find its new chief executive officer last fall, and on Friday, the subprime operation repeated the process when choosing a new chief financial officer. Taking on the CFO role for ... [Read More]

If the auto finance market is about to pivot in any direction from its current path, the National Auto Finance Association is hoping its 19th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference prepares executives and managers with the information and strategy they ... [Read More]

KPA, a provider of dealership management software and services, recently launched a new product line that combines efficient software, comprehensive content and on-demand expert advice to help stores follow sales and finance best practices and ensure their business complies with ... [Read More]

This week, Metrolina Credit Co. announced the opening of its newest branch office in Raleigh, N.C.  This opening expands the subprime finance company’s branch network to five full service branch operations across North and South Carolina, and represents the second ... [Read More]

AutoStar Solutions chief legal officer Steve Levine pointed out most dealers and finance companies are well aware of what he described as “big-picture” compliance safeguards they should implement into their collections efforts. But Levine also stressed that actually putting these ... [Read More]

Fitch Ratings is projecting that “normalization” is ahead for many major U.S. captive finance companies. Analysts arrived at that position because they see strong asset quality and profitability measures among several captive finance companies are expected to continue to revert ... [Read More]

Evidently, dealerships and finance companies aren’t just giving cars away to just any consumer who arrives on the lot and completes a vehicle installment contract application, inflating that “bubble” some observers continue to mention. On Monday, Experian Automotive reported that ... [Read More]

While outlining the five service offerings that will result from the development, executives from defi SOLUTIONS on Friday announced the acquisition of OpenRule Systems APM (Application Process Manager). They indicated the two companies will combine to create an even stronger ... [Read More]

Black Book Lender Solutions wanted to give the industry analysis and information so dealerships and finance companies can handle the latest origination challenge. A potential buyer has a family budget cap for a monthly payment of roughly $400, but those ... [Read More]

In the company’s second securitization of the year, Exeter Finance Corp. announced the pricing of a $550 million securitization backed by automobile loan receivables. The private offering included four classes of fixed rate notes issued by Exeter Auto Receivables Trust (EART) ... [Read More]