SAN ANTONIO — USAA, which facilitates vehicle loans and other services for military personnel and families, announced this week that Stuart Parker will become the company's chief financial officer effective immediately. The move comes following the resignation of current CFO ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — While also predicting repossessions should trend upward again, Manheim chief economist Tom Webb explained why lenders didn't sustain as much of a loss when a loan contract went south during the past two years. Webb stated that "in ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — As part of a record year for net income, JPMorgan Chase & Co., watched its fourth-quarter auto originations tick higher year-over-year. The company recently reports its fourth-quarter auto originations totaled $4.9 billion, up 2 percent from the ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain America’s Car-Mart late last week announced its operating results for its third fiscal quarter, showing double-digit growth revenue. For the quarter ending Jan. 31, the group saw a revenue increase of 13.8 percent, ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — While referencing the need to cultivate relationships with dealers, Fitch believes U.S. banks have a chance to foster loan growth via their auto portfolios as consumer demand and sales of both new and used vehicles increases. But ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — With its latest feature, AutoTrader.com is looking to give dealers another way to attract shoppers to their lots and inventory. With the new Price Markdown feature, dealers can systematically subtract the amount of special offers from the price ... [Read More]

McLEAN, Va. — Auto finance originations by Capital One Financial Corp. picked up significantly during the fourth quarter when compared to the close of 2010. Capital One recently revealed its fourth-quarter originations totaled $3.6 billion, 61.8 percent higher than the ... [Read More]

SAN DIEGO, and CINCINNATI — An auto leasing company who serves consumers having difficulty obtaining credit and 722 Redemption Funding — a provider of vehicle financing for customers filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy — are teaming up to offer redemption and replacement financing for ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Fimalac S.A., the French parent company of global ratings agency Fitch Group, recently revealed it is selling an additional 10 percent in the ratings agency to Hearst Corp., parent of Black Book. This brings Hearst to a ... [Read More]

FORTH WORTH, Texas — Back when General Motors was shopping for a new lender relationship, one of its key goals appeared to be ramping up sales through non-prime approvals. And its relatively new symbiotic partnership with AmeriCredit — now known as GM ... [Read More]