NEW YORK — While fears abounded about dealers' ability to pay floor planning, especially at General Motors and Chrysler, with sales being down so much historically, the early payment analysis is in. And largely, it is positive. According to DBRS, the ... [Read More]

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — EZ Dealer Finance announced this week that it now has multiple used-car leasing sources for its application system. Ultimately, this means dealers have more options to offer to their customers. "We will give independent dealers more options ... [Read More]

DALLAS — This morning, Vehicle Acceptance Corp. named a new national sales director and a new branch manager for its Carmel, Ind., location. Taking on the role of national sales director is Allan Couch, while Jeff Baldwin will lead the new office ... [Read More]

SOUTHAMPTON, N.J. — Recovery Management Inc., which provides a bridge between lending institutions and independent recovery professionals, in partnership with OPENLANE and Alliance Inspection Management, has launched RMI Liquidation Solution. The partnership works to reduce the costs typically associated with the recovery and ... [Read More]

OAKLAND, Calif. — On Wednesday, Centrro announced it has purchased BarNone, a provider of specialty finance and consumer services, from First Advantage Corp. Centrro specializes in offering a vertical search engine to help consumers find personal financial products that complement their ... [Read More]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — PROCON is introducing LoanPlus, which will be managed by a new Lender Services division that the company says can help lenders better protect their assets if a consumer defaults. The company's new LoanPlus program is based on GPS telemetrics and is designed ... [Read More]

DAYTON, Ohio — Dealers concerned with regulatory issues in the auto industry may want to attend the F&I Management and Technology Conference and Expo, which is featuring director of compliance Terry O'Loughlin from Reynolds and Reynolds. "Across the board, dealers I've ... [Read More]

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nicholas Financial recently announced the opening of a new branch office in Akron, Ohio. The new location continues the company's planned expansion of its branch office network, which now includes, 49 offices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced it received a staff deficiency letter from Nasdaq on Sept. 15 stating the company has failed to comply with the minimum bid price of $1.00 as required by Rule 5450(a)(1). Under the rule, which affects ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — According to U.S. Structured Finance, the market for auto loan asset-backed securities has been slowly coming back. This market has been helped in part by the Federal Reserve's Term Asset-Backed Lending Facility, officials indicated. "Also the re-emergence of ... [Read More]