In an effort to give finance managers more options to present to vehicle buyers, Inilex recently announced that its SkyLINK theft-recovery system has been selected by Reynolds and Reynolds as part of the Reynolds Certified Interface (RCI) Program. The provider of ... [Read More]

While a pair of industry associations indicated they weren’t blindsided when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its final larger participant rule this week, an attorney with more than 30 years of experience cautioned finance company executives about not ignoring ... [Read More]

Southern Auto Finance Co. (SAFCo) recently hired a former American Credit Acceptance (ACA) executive to be chief operating officer of the subprime auto finance company. Joining SAFCo after having been COO of ACA since 2009 is Tom Holgate. “It’s an honor to ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance Corp. announced that week that the company increased the amount of its revolving secured line of credit facility with a commercial bank syndicate. The company raised the line from $235.0 million to $310.0 million while also extending the ... [Read More]

What the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officially will consider to be a “larger participant” in the auto finance market took another significant step forward today. The CFPB published a rule that will allow the agency to supervise larger nonbank auto ... [Read More]

Two Nissan dealerships in Alabama’s largest market are getting the attention of officials from the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Not long after one Birmingham, Ala., Nissan store received word from the FTC regarding a consent order ... [Read More]

This week, RouteOne announced that Southeast Toyota Finance, the provider of financing to 176 Toyota dealers in the Southeast, elected to activate RouteOne’s automotive finance platform.  RouteOne’s credit application system is designed to be complimentary to dealers and can provide ... [Read More]

With new state compliance demands coming at the beginning of next year, the Carolinas Independent Auto Dealers Association (CIADA) recently selected Auto Data Direct (ADD) as its exclusive vendor for the pending requirement for electronic lien and title (ELT) filing. ... [Read More]

Automotive Compliance Consultants insisted that contrary to recent developments on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote to eliminate the Department of Justice’s use of disparate impact does not negate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s use of the legal ... [Read More]

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems recently announced that Ristken Software Services integrated its core enterprise level technology solutions for dealerships with Auto/Mate’s dealership management system (DMS). Officials indicated Ristken’s MenuPro and Pro Tracking platforms, as well as its eBusiness Service Provider Access ... [Read More]