CHICAGO — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain CarHop revealed Wednesday that Chicago-area car shoppers will have another dealership to choose from. The company opened its fourth Chicago-area store yesterday, located at 6039 North Western Avenue; an area which the company asserts ... [Read More]

McLEAN, Va. — Despite mixed overall net income results, Capital One Financial Corp. watched its auto finance activity strengthen during the third quarter. Capital One determined its auto finance originations came in at $3.4 billion, up 17 percent from the ... [Read More]

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — As more and more consumers turn to social media in their daily lives, Fiserv believes financial institutions need to be leveraging this platform. The company recently shared some insights into how organizations can add social media to their marketing ... [Read More]

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Predicting the rate at which a used-model depreciates, or the collateral risk on an auto loan, can be a very difficult task. So how can lenders assess loss severity potential for their portfolios? Black Book believes it has ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released the CFPB Supervision and Examination Manual — a guide for examiners to use in overseeing companies that provide consumer financial products and services such as auto loans. CFPB's manual is geared ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — The deadline for reserving a room for the Used Car Week Conferences at the exclusive conference rate is quickly approaching, according to Cherokee Automotive Group executives. According to conference organizers, Friday is the last day that the ... [Read More]

PHOENIX — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain Drive Time revealed this week it has chosen Inilex as its supplier of GPS-based vehicle tracking and recovery solutions. Speaking on the recent news Drive Time managing director John Gersitz said, “We look forward ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — The S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices all climbed based on data through September, except one category — auto loans. The auto loan default reading actually dipped from 1.31 percent in August to 1.29 percent in September, S&P ... [Read More]

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — To assist high-end luxury vehicle buyers, Chase Auto Finance and Aston Martin the Americas announced this week an expansion of their relationship, with the lender becoming the exclusive provider of financing for the brand's first U.S. retail subvention program. Officials explained ... [Read More]

ARLINGTON, Texas — Southside Financial Group revealed Monday the launch of a program to purchase near-prime and subprime auto loan portfolios from franchised and independent dealers throughout the country. The program — launched in an effort to help dealers achieve greater liquidity ... [Read More]