DES MOINES, Iowa — Wells Fargo Preferred Capital, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., closed out 2009 by providing a large revolving credit facility to 1st Franklin Financial Corp. The total amount of the facility was $100 million. "We look ... [Read More]

AUSTIN, Texas — Innovative Funding Services recently named a new chief operating officer. Appointed to the post was Robert McKie, who was previously the vice president of sales at Wells Fargo Financial in Eden Prairie, Minn. "With the incredible growth we ... [Read More]

In what was a very tumultuous year for the auto finance industry, reflected by the top 10 stories, companies went out of business, cut back on lending for more credit-challenged customers and much more. SubPrimeNews.com kept our thousands of readers up-to-date on ... [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Earlier this month, Credit Acceptance announced the completion of a $110.5 million asset-backed non-recourse secured financing. For this transaction, the company said it contributed loans having a net book value of about $142.3 million to a wholly owned ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — In addition to saying the company is making strides since it has come out of bankruptcy, Navigator Acceptance president Bobby Lazenby announced the company is putting up for sale a $3.2 million portfolio, consisting of 470 seasoned, subprime auto ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — TransUnion is predicting that auto loan delinquencies, or borrowers 60 or more days past due, will climb by about 7 percent by the end of 2010. Given that this statistic is expected to come in at 0.86 percent at ... [Read More]

SALT LAKE CITY — Though investors have been extremely hesitant of late when it comes to the subprime auto asset-backed securities market, Prestige Financial Services apparently bucked this trend by tapping the credit markets for such a securitization earlier this month. Prestige Financial believes this ... [Read More]

CINCINNATI — Automobile Consumer Services recently launched the DriveItNow.net Lending Gateway to give dealers access to financing and leasing sources. DriveItNow.net is designed to help alleviate the problem dealers are having with a tightened credit market by providing a platform of ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — For the second time this month, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services expanded a relationship with a credit union service organization. This time, the arrangement is with Credit Union Acceptance Co. so it can offer the AppOne platform in more markets. Now a ... [Read More]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Monday, Tree.com announced the launch of LendingTreeAutos.com, which in addition to helping consumers obtain auto loans, will also assist consumers in deciding which vehicle to purchase next. The new site is designed to provide a variety of ... [Read More]