WASHINGTON, D.C.— The National Association of Dealer Counsel recently revealed the location for its 2012 Annual Member Conference. The spring event is scheduled for April 29–May 1 and will be held at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey ... [Read More]

CLINTON, Miss. — With wholesale vehicle prices continuing to be strong and financial institutions ramping up recovery efforts to leverage this condition, Phil Hanks believes he and the rest of the team at Primeritus Financial Services are “catching the industry ... [Read More]

OAK LAWN, Ill. — Chicago-area residents with less-than-perfect credit will now have another option for purchasing used cars. Buy-here, pay-here dealership group J.D. Byrider announced it is opening a new dealership in the Oak Lawn area at 9121 Cicero Ave. ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — At this time of the year, buy-here, pay-here dealers are very busy selling vehicles to customers during the tax refund season. However, they often face the dilemma of selling vehicles to customers who have large down payments (from the tax ... [Read More]

MIDVALE, Utah — Change Sciences Group recently recognized Ally Bank as a leader in financial services companies using social media. The accolade listed Ally first among 22 companies in a program that rated each organization's approach to the social media ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — With a significant year-over-year turnaround in fourth-quarter net income and rises in both contracts purchased from dealers and net receivables, Consumer Portfolio Services declared that its fourth quarter "marks our return to profitability." In fact, the company's ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute spotted a 19-percent month-over-month rise in total filings in the United States. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, all bankruptcy filings in February totaled 104,418, up from the 87,981 filings in January. ... [Read More]

DETROIT — To help support dealers and get more attention for General Motors and Chrysler vehicles, Ally announced it is launching a marketing program in March to drive both showroom traffic and new vehicle sales. The program will launch in ... [Read More]

IRVING, Texas — Late last week, Exeter Finance Corp. announced the completion of its first rated term securitization, issuing $200 million in notes backed by subprime auto installment receivables. The company indicated the notes were purchased by qualified institutional buyers ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — New U.S. consumer credit data from a joint product of Equifax and Moody's Analytics projects a rebounding consumer environment, along with recovering home and auto markets this year. As numbers reflect pre-recession totals, Equifax and Moody's predicted through ... [Read More]