RALEIGH, N.C. — FNI Inc. — a collateral protection and consumer benefit program product and compliance agency for auto finance providers — designed what the company believes is the industry's first GAP offering bundled with a vendor and product management ... [Read More]

DETROIT — Despite being the only financial institution to fail recent stress tests administered by the Federal Reserve to gauge ability to weather a severe recession, Ally Financial finished 2012 as the market leader for all auto financing, according to ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark., and EDINA, Minn. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chains America's Car-Mart and CarHop recently made a series of additions to their store networks. By bringing on the 121st dealership into its portfolio, Car-Mart expanded its footprint in Missouri by ... [Read More]

MINNEAPOLIS — van Wagenen Financial Services recently formed a pair of alliances to enhance its loan servicing software with insurance tracking and placement services. First, van Wagenen formed a strategic marketing agreement with Nortridge Software, a Lake Forest, Calif.-based company ... [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Based on data Edmunds.com gave SubPrime Auto Finance News, there was a 363 basis point differential between the state with the highest average APR and lowest for all transactions by franchised dealers reported to the site ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne rolled out additional enhancements to its free app for Windows Phone this week. The new enhancements include the ability to forward "sent" applications to a new finance source, securely text message with supporting finance sources, ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Stemming from what observers noted as three post-recession factors sparking the declines, the American Bankruptcy Institute said total U.S. bankruptcy filings decreased 21 percent in February compared to the same month last year. According to data provided ... [Read More]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — As average loan terms for a new vehicle in the fourth quarter jumped to an all-time high, Experian Automotive also discovered the amount of financing for deep subprime buyers climbed significantly, too. Experian said the average new-vehicle ... [Read More]

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — According to a new report developed by Black Book and Fitch Ratings, vehicles are likely to depreciate at a greater degree this year, though not enough to present any major obstacles to U.S. auto loan and lease ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the agency's investigations within the auto lending space deepen, the ongoing clash about whether Richard Cordray will remain director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will continue next week. The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing ... [Read More]