A total of 28 of the 31 commercial banks passed the Federal Reserve’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), including several institutions with significant auto finance market share such as Ally Financial, Capital One, Chase and Wells Fargo. While the ... [Read More]

In the latest regulatory claim about what finance companies might be doing wrong, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said this week that arbitration agreements restrict consumers’ relief for disputes with financial service providers by limiting class actions. The Consumer Bankers ... [Read More]

Led by the Digital Dog Auto Recovery, Intellaegis and masterQueue development teams, several industry entrepreneurs are rolling out what they contend is an effective management solution that considers the repossession process from the field operation perspective. Developers plan to showcase ... [Read More]

InilexGPS is leveraging a new relationship with the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) — a trade association for cooperative businesses in the United States and an international development organization — in an effort to gain more traction ... [Read More]

Dialogue involving the three largest credit bureaus and attorneys general resulted in a strategy the data and information providers contend will improve the consumer material finance companies leverage during the underwriting and buying process for vehicle installment contracts. The Consumer ... [Read More]

With a high level of expertise stemming from an extensive career in diverse areas of the industry, GSFSGroup recently hired Lewis Kuhl to be senior counsel and director of regulatory compliance. The company indicated Kuhl now has responsibility for ensuring ... [Read More]

TrueCar formed a partnership with LendKey on Monday to launch an integrated vehicle buying and financing program. The companies explained this partnership will give consumers insight into pricing data and access to guaranteed savings as well as the ability to ... [Read More]

Pittsburgh-based Jeram Marketing hosted a regional Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals certification boot camp for the sales and F&I personnel of its dealer clients and other interested parties last month. AFIP highlighted the event drew 15 attendees representing nine ... [Read More]

This week’s introduction of a Congressional measure to “reform and refocus” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — changing the bureau’s structure from director led to a bipartisan five-person commission appointed by the president — received immediate cheers from eight different ... [Read More]

Along with highlighting company successes since new chief executive officer Edgars “Edz” Sturans took control last September, BillingTree also explained the potential benefits of leveraging “omnichannel” platforms. BillingTree head of corporate marketing Dave Yohe said the “omnichannel” bandwagon is gaining ... [Read More]