ALEXANDRIA, Va. — American Bankruptcy Institute officials spotted a positive trend developing in the first quarter. Consumer bankruptcies for the first quarter of 2011 decreased 6 percent nationwide from the same time period last year. ABI came to that assertion ... [Read More]

FORT WORTH, Texas — General Motors Financial Co. announced Wednesday that it has priced a $950 million offering of auto receivables-backed securities through lead managers Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan and UBS Investment Bank. Co-managers include Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — The staff of SubPrime Auto Finance News is once again preparing for the annual issue which features the SubPrime 75, or top companies that play a role in the auto finance marketplace. As such, the staff is now ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — America's Car-Mart said Monday that it has expanded its footprint in Alabama. The group of dealerships has added a location in Prattville, Ala., which marks the eighth dealership in the state and the 106th overall. "As we have previously discussed, ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association announced that several of its staff members will attend the first Federal Trade Commission roundtable on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Detroit. The meeting will be held on ... [Read More]

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. —  BMW Financial Services management believes that by removing the desk from the equation and taking specific financing elements directly to the consumer and the car, customers can reap the benefits of accuracy, immediacy and a comfortable interaction within ... [Read More]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — NCM Associates announced that it will be a major sponsor of next month's NABD 2011 Conference and NABD Dealer Academy in Las Vegas. The conference — which is put on by the National Alliance of Buy-Here Pay-Here Dealers — ... [Read More]

DETROIT — Ally Financial today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. The offering will consist of common stock to be sold by the ... [Read More]

HANOVER, Md. — More auto finance experts are set to be a part of the first in a series of upcoming roundtable discussions about consumer protection and more hosted by the Federal Trade Commission. Officials have invited Tommy Moore, Jr., ... [Read More]

SALT LAKE CITY — Prestige Financial Services announced it has completed its eighth rated term securitization, issuing about $221.6 in noted backed by about $225.6 in subprime auto installment receivables. Underwritten by J.P. Morgan Securities, the notes were purchased by qualified ... [Read More]