CLEARWATER, Fla. — Publicly traded specialty consumer finance company Nicholas Financial watched its net earnings soften by 20 percent during the fourth quarter, pushing its year-end figure lower by double digits. For its fiscal year that ended March 31, the ... [Read More]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian appointed a new president of its automotive business unit today to assume responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and overall growth of the business. Tapped for this role is John Gray, who joined Experian in 2006 ... [Read More]

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — PRNDL.com, an online vehicle-buying service, launched its streamlined Finance Center last week, offering a full spectrum of credit options for applicants of all credit levels. Site officials highlighted the Finance Center joins PRNDL's list menu of services, ... [Read More]

TUCSON, Ariz. — Vendor Transparency Solutions, an Arizona-based compliance management company, recently released its Complaint Handling Module, an addition to the VTS Compliance Monitoring Platform. VTS highlighted the industry specific Complaint Handling Module can enable lending institutions and service providers ... [Read More]

FRESNO, Calif. — For decades, Credit Bureau Connection contends that dealers have stored deal and compliance documents in big metal file cabinets and wondered what length of time to keep them. Now, CBC believes it has a solution to make ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau prepares its annual report to Congress, the agency wanted specifics of what compliance matters other federal regulators are involved with regarding non-bank entities, which can include franchised and independent dealerships. The ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — TransUnion developed what it called an innovative risk assessment model designed to help auto lenders evaluate the potential for future loan delinquency based on the history of the vehicle used as collateral. Officials highlighted that they developed the ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — While there is a lot of talk in the media these days about America's economic recovery, the truth is that most Americans are experiencing a recovery that is tepid, at best. Many of us are still struggling ... [Read More]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Most of the metrics included in the latest RDN Monthly Analytics Update indicated downward movement in April. Analysts said April recovery volumes dropped 2 percentage points versus the March level. However, the April reading came in ... [Read More]

LAS VEGAS — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is still giving operators the chance to attend at least part of its upcoming Dealer Academy and National Conference. NABD is offering day passes for the events that begin Sunday ... [Read More]