LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack officials announced Monday that the company reached a new threshold of active financing sources connected to their network. That number now stands at 800, according to Mark O'Neil, chairman and chief executive officer of DealerTrack. Company executives ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Available exclusively through the Sam's Club Auto Buying Program, an alternative to the traditional method of buying a car or truck, Mitsubishi Motors announced it is now offering special APR and lease rates to members of this big box franchise.  ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Federal Reserve, the average amount financed on new-car loans at auto lenders is on an upswing. After plummeting to $24,405 in August, perhaps in a reflection of the tight credit markets, this figure has now ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Despite an extremely tough environment, Daimler Truck Financial boasted today that it has achieved the No. 1 ranking in the annual dealer satisfaction survey conducted by the American Truck Dealers, a division of the National Automobile Dealers ... [Read More]

McLEAN, Va. — Because the economic recession wreaked havoc on dealership financing, the National Automobile Dealers Association had decided to assemble various professionals to share their expertise on what dealers can do next. Today's NADA Webinar titled "The New Reality of Financing ... [Read More]

BATON ROUGE, La. — Alabama Telco Credit Union recently expanded its relationship with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. The new deal means the 56,000-member credit union now will utilize the AppOne platform that can automate the indirect lending, credit approval and compliance. ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Executives from DBRS recently made the request for comments on the proposed rating methodology for U.S. asset-backed transactions backed by retail auto loans. The company said the deadline for all comment submissions is Dec. 18. Individuals can send comments ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers recently held its three-day Underwriting and Collections Conference in November. Several key topics took center stage, including GPS device analysis, DMS solutions, collections, underwriting and regulatory compliance, among much more. "The conference ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Total bankruptcy filings continue to trend higher this year — reaching levels not seen in four years — according to the most recent data compiled by the American Bankruptcy Institute. In the third quarter of 2009 alone, ABI found that ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — In its latest auto lending analysis, TransUnion.com discovered that the national 60-day delinquency rate climbed between the second and third quarters from 0.73 percent to 0.81 percent. Meanwhile, the year-over-year delinquency rate grew by 1.25 percent in the third ... [Read More]