BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv, a leading provider of information technology services to the financial industry, announced this week that one of its founders will retire Dec. 31. Norm Balthasar, Fiserv's senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, is planning to ... [Read More]

SAN RAMON, Calif. — BlueSky Marketing Group has launched its new, live auto lead verification program. The program was designed to utilize proprietary validation technology and outbound-call processes to verify auto loan applicants' purchase intent. If a customer lead is identified ... [Read More]

MINNEAPOLIS and BATON ROUGE, La. — Top executives from Wolters Kluwer Financial Services and AppOne recently looked ahead to some of the challenges that will face the indirect lending arena and dealers in 2008. When asked what the biggest regulatory and ... [Read More]

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Consumer Bankers Association recently reported results on consumer bankruptcies from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Data indicated that so far this year bankruptcies are on the upswing. According to officials, through the first three quarters ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Financial announced late last week it has named three new executives to the company to serve as executive vice chairman, chief financial officer and chief risk officer, respectively. Filling the position of executive vice chairman is ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Aftermarket Services announced late last week that EasyCare/APCO has entered the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network. As part of this agreement, DealerTrack Aftermarket Network users can access EasyCare's features for free, officials indicated. Additionally, the company notes DealerTrack ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — CarBiz has continued to grow over the past month, as the company recently added six stores in Illinois, officials indicated. The facilities are located in East Peoria, Moline, Loves Park, Rockfor, Pekin and DeKalb, the company stated. In ... [Read More]

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv announced earlier this week that it is embedding Carleton's SmartCalcs financial compliance software into its Automotive Solution's Loan Origination System. Adding SmartCalcs directly into the Fiserv LOS automates rate calculations, validates state usury law compliance and keeps ... [Read More]

TEMPE, Ariz. — NowAuto Group recently reported results for its fiscal first quarter, saying that a change from sales to leases impacted results, as some of the lease revenue is deferred. More specifically, the company indicated that it earned $1.1 million ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom and Associates its third Buy-Here, Pay-Here Credit and Collections Conference will held May 28 to 29 in Dallas, Texas. According to Chuck Bonanno, conference chairman, the event will focus on how to underwrite successful buy-here, pay-here contracts; ... [Read More]