CLINTON, Miss. — Wholesale market executives Cam Hitchcock, Chuck Tapp and Phil Hanks partnered with a New York-based private equity firm this week to acquire the assets of a forwarding and remarketing company. The trio is rebranding ASR Nationwide into ... [Read More]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — When Experian Automotive tallied up the top 20 lenders for its quarterly analysis of the automotive finance market, one company posted year-over-year gains higher than most of the other ones mentioned altogether. TD Auto Finance broke into ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — TransUnion determined this week the national auto delinquency rate — the rate of borrowers 60 or more days past due — decreased on a year-over-year basis for the ninth consecutive quarter. Analysts indicated delinquencies dropped from 0.59 percent in the ... [Read More]

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Subprime lending company Ace Motor Acceptance is working to “recognize the needs of the dealer,” as well as ramping up its offerings for the buy-here, pay-here market. The company, founded in 1998, made the transition into the ... [Read More]

YONKERS, N.Y. — Touting the widespread gains in used-vehicle reliability, Consumer Reports has come out in its latest Annual Auto issue with a message that will likely be welcome news to the used-car business. The publication is saying that buying ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON D.C. — Several American Financial Service Association board members and staff met recently with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray and other senior officials to discuss some issues that directly affect the automotive industry, as well as ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Despite rising delinquencies and annualized net losses for auto loan ABS in January, Fitch Ratings expects seasonal factors driven by tax refunds to benefit household finances in coming months and support lower loss rates through spring. According ... [Read More]

CARMEL, Ind. — Last week, Dealer Services Corp. of Indiana promoted one of its executives to the newly created position of vice president of customer service.  Taking on the role is Randy Dohse, who previously held the position of regional ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Holdings recently reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2011, showing close to a 50-percent revenue rise this past year. And the company expects this growth to continue into 2012. For ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — Gulf States Financial Services and GSFSGroup, a nationwide provider and administrator of F&I products and reinsurance structures, recently hired a new director for its national sales division. Accepting the role is Keith Cooper, who has been charged with ... [Read More]