TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota and Lexus and their financial arms are saying welcome home to returning American troops in their own way. In recognition of the thousands of troops set to make the journey home and their service to the ... [Read More]

EDINA, Minn. — CarHop's network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships now includes five near Chicago, as well as the company's first venture into California. This week, CarHop unveiled its 50th rooftop since beginning with its first store operation 16 years ago. ... [Read More]

DALLAS — The American Recovery Association and MasterFiles recently completed an integration project that's resulted in a new alliance. As a result, ARA members can perform their skip-tracing and front-end verifications in a cost effective way that association leadership believes ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the spirit of making resolutions, a collection of dealer and a finance association offered a dozen points to help buyers make the right decision when they're ready to finalize a vehicle contract. Among the recommendations by ... [Read More]

LAS VEGAS — PRA Location Services contends it has found a way for repo agents to take advantage of license-plate recognition technology without operators needing to invest thousands of dollars in equipment and more. The Las Vegas-based subsidiary of Portfolio ... [Read More]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last week, California Assemblyman Mike Feuer introduced legislation designed to target the sale and collection practices common to buy-here, pay-here dealers, according to a report in the LA Times. "I am very concerned about practices which target the ... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington Bancshares announced late last week that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its Floating Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. The dividend is $1.5469 per share. Officials also noted that the dividend is ... [Read More]

ARLINGTON, Va. — With panels about how buyers obtain vehicle financing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and more, the Consumer Bankers Association is packing several discussions into a three-day event. Officials from the National Automobile Dealers Association, the American Financial ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Direct auto loan delinquency levels continued on an unprecedented stretch of low readings during the third quarter, according to the American Bankers Association's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin. The auto loan category dropped below its previous low-water mark ... [Read More]

LAS VEGAS — Those planning to head to the American Financial Services Association’s 16th Annual Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition might want to make hotel reservations this weekend, at the latest. AFSA reminded attendees this week that the Las Vegas Bellagio, the ... [Read More]