DETROIT — General Motors has apparently decided to forgo plans to acquire a captive lending arm and instead is in talks with various financial institutions to strike up new partnerships that increases auto loans approvals across the credit spectrum. GM already ... [Read More]

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Initially rolled out to five states, BMW Group Financial Services and Open Dealer Exchange emphasized their ever-expanding relationship enables BMW dealers to enjoy paperless eContracting and contract data validation directly through Open Dealer Exchange. They believe the ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — TransUnion wanted to learn more about how consumer performance might vary if the individual had multiple accounts with the same lender as opposed to having just one relationship. The company this week released study findings that examined this situation ... [Read More]

DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA announced today that it will purchase $3.2 billion of CitiFinancial Auto's loan portfolio. Moreover, Santander has also agreed to service a portfolio of approximately $7.2 billion of auto loans that will be held onto by Citi. ... [Read More]

LOS ANGELES — Executives from 1-800-LoanMart, a direct financer title loan company, recently announced they've recruited one of the most famous performers from the sports entertainment world to be featured in upcoming promotions. Professional wrestler and 12-time world heavyweight champion better ... [Read More]

BANDON, Ore. — Many captives pulled out of the leasing waters when the economy soured in 2008 and 2009, meaning that only consumers with stellar credit records could get a lease deal from the few remaining players. However, the winds are ... [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Along with an update on a revolving secured warehouse facility and a tender stock offer, Credit Acceptance Corp. shared specifics about significant growth in consumer loan unit volume and value amounts for the recent two- and five-month spans. ... [Read More]

IRVING, Texas — Exeter Finance Corp. recently announced that it has a new chief executive officer and vice chairman. Taking on this role is Mark Floyd. Floyd has a long history with Exeter's founders, which include Sam Ellis, Richard Frunzi, Daniel ... [Read More]

RICHMOND, Va. — CarMax doubled the amount of rooftops it has in Ohio this week. The company already operated two facilities in the state capital, Columbus, but now showrooms are up and running in both Cincinnati and Dayton. The new Cincinnati ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — According to Fitch Ratings delinquencies and losses on prime auto loan asset-backed securities hit their lowest levels in May since the summer of 2007. However, officials cautioned that this trend was "mainly due to seasonal factors." In fact, ... [Read More]