ATLANTA —  SubPrime Auto Finance News learned this morning that Sandy Schwartz not only will serve as the president of Manheim, but will assume the role of president of AutoTrader Group, which includes AutoTrader.com, Kelley Blue Book and VinSolutions. Chip ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings discovered asset performance came in stronger for U.S. prime auto ABS while subprime auto loans reversed a seven-month trend of rising losses. Fitch indicated prime and subprime 60-day delinquencies came in lower in February by ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services recently closed its first term securitization of 2013. The transaction is CPS' eighth senior subordinate securitization since 2011. In the transaction, the company explained qualified institutional buyers purchased $185 million of asset-backed notes secured ... [Read More]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legal experts and industry associations weighed in as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a bulletin Thursday that targeted dealer reserve ... [Read More]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE WASHINGTON, D.C. — As dealer associations reacted swiftly to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's latest position on auto financing, organizations representing banking and financial institutions as well as credit unions all saw ... [Read More]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — NCM Associates announced Thursday it is working collaboratively with automotive dealership technology provider AutoStar Solutions to form exclusive AutoStar 20 Groups for its buy-here, pay-here management software users. To kick off the effort, NCM will host ... [Read More]

ONTARIO, Calif. — CU Direct recently signed a new partnership agreement with First Associates Loan Servicing for what officials called "a best in class" loan servicing solution for credit unions. As a result of the partnership, the companies highlighted the ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Auto loan default rates moved up marginally in February compared to the previous month, but readings according to S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian still fell below year-ago levels. The February auto loan default rate came in ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confirmation to keep the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at his post took a step forward Tuesday by a narrow margin. Along the way, opposition reiterated its stance to how the regulatory agency is organized. ... [Read More]

LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services and Primeritus Financial Services formed a collaborative partnership on Tuesday. Officials highlighted that Primeritus will leverage its recovery management and skip-tracing services to assist Westlake with skip-to-locate services for the finance company's post charge-off ... [Read More]