As two more individuals testified this week alleging discrimination at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rep. Patrick McHenry and CFPB director Richard Cordray clashed over how a current bureau employee received settlements to satisfy claims. Corday acknowledged the CFPB resolved ... [Read More]

In what’s being described as “a very helpful development,” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray confirmed on Wednesday that the agency plans to release a white paper about how regulators are using the proxy method of finding disparate impact ... [Read More]

Electronic cash transaction network PayNearMe, and non-prime automotive lending company Southern Auto Finance have partnered to offer SAFCo’s borrowers a convenient new way to repay their loans using cash at more than 17,000 participating 7-Eleven, Family Dollar and ACE Cash ... [Read More]

AFS Acceptance recently appointed a former executive from Consumer Portfolio Services to be the company’s new vice president of loan servicing. Tapped for the position was Eric Van Eaton, who will lead all aspects of loan servicing for AFS Acceptance, ... [Read More]

MarkOne Holdings, a national automotive finance holding company operating through three regional subsidiaries, reached an agreement this week with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association to be an endorsed National Corporate Partner. MarkOne Holdings is the parent company to three ... [Read More]

While auto financing has recovered to the point where originations and portfolio sizes are at record levels, the 2014 Makovsky Wall Street Reputation Study showed many financial services companies continue to struggle with reputational and customer services issues stemming from ... [Read More]

After setting new historic lows in March and April, the auto loan rate associated with the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices increased marginally in May. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian determined the auto loan default rate ticked up just ... [Read More]

Implemented in less than seven months, White Clarke Group’s CALMS2 Platform has automated application submissions and decisioning for Exeter Finance’s recently launched Strategic Originations Channel. Officials indicated that now 100 percent of Exeter’s channel applications are pushed through this platform. ... [Read More]

The State Government Affairs Committee of the American Financial Services Association published a white paper focused on the impact of consumer complaints. AFSA highlighted the paper details the varying ways that state regulatory bodies and federal agencies collect, report and ... [Read More]

Coming off an appeal to remain listed on Nasdaq, the board of directors at Nicholas Financial voted to terminate an agreement to be acquired by Prospect Capital Corp., through a deal that hit snags because of demands by the Securities ... [Read More]