FICO is offering a free webinar this week to showcase how the vast amount of customer data housed by finance companies can be turned into successful strategy to engage with customers. The session titled, “New Approaches for Auto Marketers to ... [Read More]

The National Vehicle Leasing Association presented the Clemens-Pender Lessor of the Year Award during its recent national conference held in Tucson, Ariz. This year’s winner was David Blassingame, who has served as the NVLA president and has been recognized with ... [Read More]

As its amount of new contracts purchased climbed, Consumer Portfolio Services generated a 75-percent increase in earnings per share during the first quarter. CPS reported that its Q1 earnings totaled $6.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share. Those figures are ... [Read More]

This week, Experian Automotive rolled out the newest addition to its suite of portfolio monitoring services the company called Lender Triggers. Experian highlighted this new tool is designed to help lenders better monitor changes in loan status on their portfolio, ... [Read More]

One of Long Island’s largest vehicle buying support service providers, GrooveCar, has partnered with NY Auto Giant, the nation’s eighth largest auto group, for a spring sales event. Targeting more than 500,000 credit union members across Long Island, the event ... [Read More]

While Republican members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee have often questioned how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau goes about its business, now a member of the GOP from the U.S. Senate is looking to reform how the agency ... [Read More]

Auto loan defaults dropped to a new historic low in March, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. Last month’s data compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian showed the auto loan default rate came in at 0.99 ... [Read More]

Last week, Dealertrack Technologies revealed plans to maintain its corporate headquarters on Long Island and has signed a lease to move into a newly constructed corporate office building in the nearby village of North Hills. Officials shared they hope to ... [Read More]

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals recently announced the adoption of professional designations to recognize individuals who have earned AFIP certification. AFIP executive director David Robertson explained the designations reflect the association’s three-tiered continuing education curriculum. The titles of ... [Read More]

Despite rising turmoil surrounding its handling of recalled vehicles with faulty ignition switching, Fitch Ratings does not expect to change the rating status of asset-backed securities connected to General Motors. Currently, Fitch has GM listed as BB+ with the automaker’s ... [Read More]