LOS ANGELES — This week, Westlake Financial Services established a new $30 million credit facility with MG Leasing Corp., a Japanese leasing company. Officials said the credit facility collateralizes Westlake's auto finance receivables. Westlake chief operating officer Paul Kerwin noted ... [Read More]

BINGHAM FARMS, Mich. — Vincentric, a provider of automotive cost of ownership data in the U.S. and Canada, recently added an automotive lending decision support tool to its current product line. The company explained its system — Vincentric Dynamic Cost ... [Read More]

BANDON, Ore. — The year-over-year gain for subprime approvals this month isn't as strong as the jumps were in September or October, but CNW Research said the climb is still tracking nearly 50 percent higher. Analysts indicated subprime approvals are ... [Read More]

DETROIT — As the industry prepared to depart for the Thanksgiving holiday last week, General Motors Financial announced how much cash it was getting from its parent automaker to acquire the remaining foreign operations of Ally Financial. Officials said GM ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Still-strong wholesale vehicle values resulted in yet another decline for U.S. auto ABS losses, according to the latest index results from Fitch Ratings. Analysts said October auto ABS losses also remained stable as the new model season ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just before Thanksgiving, the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced increases in the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions. ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Citing increased competition from dealers and lenders dipping deeper into the subprime customer pool as well as a comparison to a sterling performance a year ago, America's Car-Mart watched its net income, revenue and retail units sold ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif., and SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The fiscal cliff is all the talk in Washington, D.C., since lawmakers must decide if the Bush-era tax cuts and a 2-percentage point payroll tax deduction among other elements will be extended by ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom and Associates is closing out the year with one more event for training, networking and more  — the 2012 Buy-Here, Pay-Here Credit & Collections Conference. The conference that's scheduled to include skip-tracing expert Alex Price, AutoStar ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With Thanksgiving just around the corner, now is a good time for me to take a step back from politics and industry news, and focus instead on the larger picture. After all, dealers have a lot to ... [Read More]