ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute reported this week that bankruptcy filings are up 9 percent over last month and the previous year. More specifically, bankruptcy filings came in at 137,698 in July, compared with 126,434 in July of last year, ... [Read More]

TROY, Mich. — Open Dealer Exchange and Westlake Financial Services reached an agreement Tuesday that's geared to help dealers with credit applications. The partnership is meant to integrate credit applications directly into the store's dealership management system. Executives from both companies believe ... [Read More]

MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services revealed recently that another finance company has joined its AppOne platform. This time, executives from Consumer Portfolio Services made the decision to use AppOne, which can assist with the automation of indirect lending, credit approval ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Ally Financial had plenty of positive financial news to share Tuesday as executives announced the company posted its second consecutive quarter of profitability and its sixth profitable quarter in a row for its core automotive business. Ally reported ... [Read More]

HANOVER, Md. — The 2010 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey results came out late last week and in a review of the data, SubPrime Auto Finance News discovered some interesting trends. Some of the findings include that asset-backed securities funding is growing, market ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — As the lineup continues to be finalized for the upcoming National Remarketing Conference, which will be held in Nov. 10-12 in San Diego, conference planners have announced that a subprime repossession panel will be held during the second ... [Read More]

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Southeast Toyota Finance has rolled out a new program this week designed to give recent or upcoming college graduates and Master's or Ph.D. degree candidates greater ability to make a vehicle purchase in the midst of a ... [Read More]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Given all the changes that have occurred in the auto lending space since the capital markets collapsed, there are apparently three key factors dealers prefer and look for in the lenders they work with and send much ... [Read More]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A comparison of national FICO Scores from 2008, 2009 and 2010 show that consumer credit risk has climbed over the past two years. Looking at prime scores, FICO found that nearly 19 percent of consumers had scores from ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Last week's revelation that General Motors would acquire AmeriCredit also prompted a reaction from Fitch Ratings. A day after the automaker made its announcement, Fitch placed AmeriCredit on rating watch. The ratings firm explained it will now analyze GM's credit ... [Read More]