FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — By taking advantage of RouteOne's ability to process consumer finance applications through both captives and non-captives, special finance dealers working on the franchise side can better grow their subprime business, company executives reported. "The unification of ... [Read More]

Houston — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers announced the dates for its training conference covering underwriting and collections, which will be held in Houston on Nov. 11 to 13. More than 600 attendees are expected to attend the ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom and Associates recently announced the keynote speakers for its 12th Annual National Special Finance and Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference, which will be held Oct. 7 to 9 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At this year's event, ... [Read More]

PORTLAND, Ore. — Compli recently named Mark Lawler as senior vice president and chief technology officer. Lawler comes to Compli from Primavera Systems, which is leader in project management software. At Primavera he served as vice president of ProSight Product ... [Read More]

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis became the gateway to the nonprime auto financing industry earlier this month when executives working the gamut of the credit spectrum all descended on the city to share experiences and network. Their particular focus was ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Today, DealerTrack announced that the number of active finance sources connected to its platform has reached 375, an increase of 23 percent since the end of 2006. The company also recently completed its acquisition of Arkona. ... [Read More]

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Shortly after its launch, Dealer Vision announced it has struck a close relationship with JM&A Group. The new company was established by the Finance Express founders and will work off the platform's DMS. Dealer Vision ... [Read More]

DALLAS — Ristken Software Services announced it has been selected as a preferred F&I Menu for Premier Dealer Services, which is owned by Great American Insurance Co. PDS said its products are mainly marketed through independent general agents in the ... [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Due to the popularity of the Internet, Scott Painter, chief executive officer of Zag, predicts that at least one-third of today's dealers will be out of business in five to 10 years. According to Painter, the ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. economy will see continued moderate growth through 2008 as the housing market stabilizes, according to the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee. The committee agreed that the drag from homebuilding will fade and that overall ... [Read More]