ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Total bankruptcy filings in the United States increased 37.8 percent last year over calendar year 2006, according to data released today from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Bankruptcy filings totaled 850,912 for the 12-month period ending ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced that it closed a term securitization transaction recently, issuing $244.4 million of triple A notes backed by automotive receivables. In the term transaction, qualified institutional buyers purchased $244,409,000 of notes backed by automotive receivables ... [Read More]

PASADENA, Calif. — VantageILM, a provider of integrated lender/leasing management solutions for finance firms, banks, leasing companies and credit unions, recently announced it has upgraded its collection program. According to officials, the additions are designed to ramp up their on-demand, SaaS platform to increase ... [Read More]

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — In an effort to help auto lenders better deal with the turbulent times, Fiserv announced this week that it has integrated its automotive lending solutions with Conquest Systems' WebCEO desktop reporting tool. This integration is designed to allow ... [Read More]

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — Flatiron Financial Services of Centennial, Colo., announced today that it has selected Cypress Software Systems LP's Mark IV consumer loan automation platform and DealerTrack Interface to automate the company's indirect auto financing operations. "We chose Cypress' ... [Read More]

PHOENIX — Chase Auto Finance and Manheim Inspections announced today that Chase will assist Manheim in introducing InSight ECR to help dealers make better decisions about buying used cars for resale. With help from Manheim, Chase said it is becoming the ... [Read More]

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Zoot, a provider of advanced instant credit decisioning and loan origination solutions, recently announced the development of a Red Flag solution suite. Based on industry best practices, Zoot said it has created a unique set of tools to ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Autosave, a five-year/100,000 mile warranty program provider, recently announced the national rollout of its Save a Deal Program. The program provides approved financing to all Autosave dealer customers, regardless of credit history or rating. Paul Pawlusiak, president ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON — The last time the average interest rate for new-car loans at auto finance companies climbed above 5 percent was in the second quarter of last year. In fact, the median rate hasn't beaten this February's figure since 2005 when ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — With less than 30 days remaining before the 10th Annual National Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference on May 6 to 8 in Las Vegas, I have received numerous calls regarding the event. The most frequently asked questions and my responses follow: Question ... [Read More]