U.S. Treasury Offers GM Bondholders Incentives to Support Bankruptcy Sale
Thursday, May. 28, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — In a statement and SEC filing released today, General Motors announced that the U.S. Treasury has offered a proposal that provides incentives for the automaker's unsecured bondholders to support a 363 sale as part of a bankruptcy proceeding. And initial ... [Read More]
Two Lenders Choose to Join XpressCredit
Thursday, May. 28, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — XpressCredit announced that two lenders have selected its platform. These include American Finance, which will use the system to conduct its back office underwriting, and General Acceptance Corp., as a user of both its Credit Aggregation System and ... [Read More]
NCCI Now SAS 70 Compliant
Thursday, May. 28, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — National Creditors Connection recently announced that it has successfully completed the SAS 70 compliance conducted by Bronsky & Co. CPA Firm. The SAS 70 process is designed to determine that the controls a company has in place ... [Read More]
90% of Chrysler Dealers Now with GMAC
Tuesday, May. 26, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Just after GMAC reported that it is receiving $7.5 billion from the U.S. Treasury, Chrysler's vice chairman and president announced that about 90 percent of the automaker's dealers are now activated to conduct retail business via GMAC. ... [Read More]
Manheim Calls Credit Markets Better, Not Normal
Tuesday, May. 26, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Apparently, many consumers still feel they are unable to get loans, despite the fact that lending has picked up, according to latest analysis from Manheim Consulting. Late last week, the company shared its take on what is occurring in ... [Read More]
Prestige Financial Names COO
Tuesday, May. 26, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SALT LAKE CITY — Prestige Financial Services announced a chief operating officer late last week. Taking on the role is Bryant Henrie. As its most senior executive, Henrie will direct the auto finance company's efforts to capitalize on market opportunities and further ... [Read More]
OSC Integrates into Finance Express to Offer Buy-Back Program
Tuesday, May. 26, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently announced that Omega Service Corp. has integrated with its platform. OSC offers dealers a national buy-back product that allows customers to bring their vehicle back to the selling dealer after a waiting period. ... [Read More]
Chrysler Responds to Dealer Protests Over Cuts
Thursday, May. 21, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Not surprisingly, Chrysler's Steven Landry came out this morning with a statement saying the automaker is sticking to its decision to cut 789 franchised dealers. The executive vice president of North American marketing, parts and service explained ... [Read More]
CPS: 1Q Dealer Contract Purchases Down Significantly
Thursday, May. 21, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — In announcing its first quarter results, Consumer Portfolio Services said that its annualized net charge-offs came in at 11.59 percent, compared with 6.66 percent in the first quarter of last year. Moreover, the company announced that delinquencies greater than ... [Read More]
AppOne Adds New Credit Union to Platform
Thursday, May. 21, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced that Louisiana-based Pelican State Credit Union has joined its platform. AppOne will help Pelican State Credit Union connect with auto, marine and RV dealerships in Louisiana to provide ... [Read More]
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