WASHINGTON, D.C. — With many young adults fresh from high school and college graduations, officials from Americans Well-Informed on Automobile Retailing Economics (AWARE) shared several tips for these individuals who might be ready to buy their first vehicle. AWARE emphasized ... [Read More]

SAN DIEGO — Low loan default rates and high prices on repossessions are factors in one vehicle leasing company's decision to suspend lease originations. LEAP Financial on Thursday announced it is suspending originations of leases due to capital constraints. Company ... [Read More]

FORT WORTH, Texas, and PALATINE, Ill. — Imagine repossessing a vehicle and completing the recovery process for collateral in California without license plate recognition technology. Leaders of both Digital Recognition Network and MVTRAC are cheering this week that the scenario ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association recently released a free, members-only resource to assist bankers with their continued compliance with fair lending laws. Officials highlighted the Toolbox on Fair Lending is intended to provide practical examples, how-to's and templates ... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Mitchell wanted to witness Ohio Gov. John Kasich sign Senate Bill 245 into law earlier this week since the legislation eight years in the making is aimed at assisting independent dealers in becoming successful. The executive ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With the expectation of more declines, the American Bankruptcy Institute determined May filings dropped by double digits year-over-year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. Total bankruptcy filings in the United States for May decreased 11 percent ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings called U.S. auto loan ABS performance in April "stellar" as its latest index results showed several record readings. Analysts determined prime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) delinquencies and losses dropped in April to the lowest levels ... [Read More]

WACO, Texas — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain J.D. Byrider recently revealed Waco, Texas-area consumers now have another option when in the market for a used car. The company announced it has opened a new location in the area, at 4824 ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — In a year that left the company's leadership "very proud," America's Car-Mart increased both its net income and revenue double-digit percentages for fiscal 2012, while pushing retail sales up by more than 9 percent from the year-ago ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — To help stores generate more quality finance leads and streamline online vehicle purchasing, DealerTrack recently introduced FinanceDriver, which the company is calling a "robust" Web-based financing service for dealer and third-party websites. FinanceDriver, which was previewed ... [Read More]