New analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts showed again how much that monthly payment is critical to formulating a vehicle installment contract. The report indicated the majority of American households are living paycheck to paycheck because analysts discovered 55 percent ... [Read More]

Fitch Ratings indicated the shift away from smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles could result in lower wholesale vehicle prices and marginally slow asset performance of auto ABS transactions in 2015. Analysts pointed out that sales of trucks and SUVs reached the ... [Read More]

For dealers and finance companies with business interests in the Midwest, Huntington Bank’s third annual Midwest Economic Index is offering an encouraging forecast for possible deliveries and originations. The index showed 16 percent of consumers in the region definitely will ... [Read More]

While claiming that a “majority” of the nation’s top auto finance companies already leverage its employment verification service, Equifax unveiled its newest technology platform during the recent National Automobile Dealers Association Convention. Equifax highlighted AutoConnect can enable partners to deliver ... [Read More]

Spurred in part by demand for training to meet evolving regulatory demands, the National Automotive Finance Association is giving company executives and managers who might have missed the opening in-person training module of its Certified Consumer Credit Compliance Professional Program ... [Read More]

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems recently launched Option/Mate Mobile, a mobile-optimized version of its F&I menu solution for dealers. The company explained F&I managers using Auto/Mate’s dealership management system now can offer customers at their stores a variety of menu presentations on ... [Read More]

Within a year of settling charges with the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Portfolio Services is now dealing with matters from the U.S. Department of Justice. The subprime auto finance company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... [Read More]

With regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission honing in on advertisements that focus on the financial elements of a vehicle transaction, the National Automobile Dealers Association responded by issuing a new publication during this year’s NADA Convention. The association ... [Read More]

Experian Automotive recently launched a new tool the company is calling its Auto Equity Model, a consumer credit–based solution designed to help finance companies and dealers estimate the current equity on an individual’s open vehicle loan. Officials explained this level of ... [Read More]

Ally Financial offered a preview of its new flagship vehicle service contract, Ally Premier Protection, during the National Automobile Dealers Association Conference and Expo this past weekend. The company highlighted the new product brings together enhanced features and benefits for ... [Read More]