WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association has officially brought in its new chair for the 2010-2011 term. Inaugurated into the position was Mary McDowell, who is president the chief executive officer of CitiFinancial North America. McDowell's installation was ... [Read More]

DEARBORN, Mich. — Though revenues slipped, Ford Motor Credit Co. saw its net income jump $70 million on a year-over-year basis during the third quarter, the company said Thursday. Specifically, net income for Ford Credit was $497 million, compared with $427 million ... [Read More]

DETROIT — Ally Financial recently announced the opening of an exchange offer for its outstanding 8.3 percent senior guaranteed notes that are due 2015. Company management originally issued an aggregate principal amount of $2 billion of the old notes in ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Last week, Fitch Ratings affirmed the outstanding notes of Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2007-A as part of its ongoing surveillance process. Fitch explained the rating reflects the quality of Hyundai Motor Finance's retail auto loan originations, the sound ... [Read More]

McLEAN, Va. — Capital One Financial Corp. showed more than a 61-percent year-over-year gain in auto loan originations during the third quarter. Moreover, on a sequential basis, they were up more than 38 percent. More specifically, Capital One had $2.44 billion ... [Read More]

NEW YORK -—Auto loan defaults didn't decline by the same month-over-month level in September as second mortgages or bank card loans, but Standard & Poor's and Experian found that vehicle contracts did reverse their two-month-old trend. According to the most recent S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — The Auto Remarketing Forum Series recently announced that the deadline to book a room at the Manchester Grand Hyatt for the National Remarketing Conference and the CPO Forum at the discounted conference rate of $239 per night is ... [Read More]

MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced Thursday a California-based finance company has adopted the AppOne platform as a pathway to reach dealers nationwide. Management from Gateway One Lending & Finance made the decision to use AppOne, which can assist with ... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After pursuing Western Funding for some time, Katherine Cooper, Frederick Cooper and Phil Nick, of Harbor Structured Finance LLC, were recently able to strike a deal with Dwight Cope to purchase the company. According to Katherine Cooper, who ... [Read More]

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Chase confirmed today  that it has hired veteran Randy Beil as vice president and national manager of its vehicle remarketing group. His team is responsible for selling repossessed and off-lease vehicles to consumers and through dealer, Internet ... [Read More]