POWAY, Calif. — Earlier this week, First Advantage CREDCO announced it is introducing a consumer information decisioning product called Credit Advantage to help dealers. Offered exclusively from First Advantage CREDCO, Credit Advantage delivers consumer data beyond essential credit scoring indicators, providing ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced that Bank of America is now participating on its eContracting platform. Moreover, the company has launched the first phase of its integration with Aimbridge Lending Solutions so that dealers can now send credit applications for ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — On Monday, DealerTrack announced a realignment of its work force, which includes reducing the work force by approximately 90 people, or 8 percent, in addition to trimming several executive and senior-level positions. The company currently anticipates annualized salary ... [Read More]

SAN FRANCISCO — As part of its anticipated merger with Wachovia, Wells Fargo confirmed that 53 employees at its auto loan center in Tempe, Ariz., were cut. As earlier reported by SubPrime Auto Finance News, Wachovia Dealer Services is now handling the ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, which relies on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings jumped by nearly 33 percent nationwide in 2008 from the previous year. The data showed that the overall ... [Read More]

DETROIT — GMAC Financial Services announced it has resumed auto financing for a broader spectrum of U.S. customers as a result of expanded access to funding as a bank holding company. The company said it has modified its credit criteria to ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — On Monday, TransUnion.com released its third-quarter analysis of auto lending trends. TransUnion.com found that the national 60-day auto delinquency rate (the ratio of auto loan borrowers 60 or more days past due) increased between the second and third quarter ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — Apparently, as of June, Manchester Inc. is now known as Navigator Holdings, according to a statement that came out Monday. The company and its subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection June 23, 2008. "Pursuant to the terms of ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Looking at third-quarter and nine-month bankruptcy statistics, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported that the 292,291 total of U.S. bankruptcies filed during the third quarter represent a 34-percent increase over the 218,909 cases filed over the same period in ... [Read More]

FORT WORTH — AmeriCredit recently announced a new member to its board of directors, in addition to retiring $108 million of senior notes due 2015. Becoming a board director is Bruce Berkowitz, meaning AmeriCredit now has 10 board directors. Offering a ... [Read More]