Back to school means once again the approval rate for lease transfer applications is headed back down.  Swapalease.com reported vehicle lease credit applicants registered just a 54.3 percent approval rate for July, explaining the decline both on a sequential and year-over-year basis stemmed from in part because of college students leveraging the site in hopes of […] [Read More]

In addition to the used-car financing options it has been offering on TRED since April, Ally is now providing GAP insurance and vehicle service contracts to buyers on the peer-to-peer online car marketplace. The partnership between the two companies was first announced in May. At that time, Ally was already accepting finance applications via TRED […] [Read More]

Dealers could benefit from a new program to help them turn their new models from Jeep, Hyundai, Ram, Dodge, Fiat and Chrysler. LegalShield, a consumer membership company that allows subscribers to connect with law firms for personal legal advice or assistance, formed a partnership on Monday with BonusDrive, a firm that can deliver benefit programs […] [Read More]

Bringing nearly 30 years of experience with him, Jerry Kroshus has been named president and chief executive officer of Auto Approve, a refinance company that specializes in helping consumers find the best possible vehicle interest rates through its national network of credit unions, banks and finance companies. Kroshus began his career at GMAC in 1989 […] [Read More]

During his first quarterly conference call as chief economist at Cox Automotive, Jonathan Smoke chuckled for a moment when an investment analyst from Goldman Sachs asked about the rate consumers are keeping the vehicles they had just spent anywhere from 24 to 36 months leasing. “Thanks for asking the most difficult thing to quantify in […] [Read More]

Although perhaps not as active as President Trump is on Twitter, two of the main federal regulators that oversee vehicle deliveries and auto financing have been far from quiet so far in 2017. But how the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went about its regulatory business during the first half of […] [Read More]

LeasePlan USA has brought Michael Croft on to its to business development team, where he will work with companies in the Southwestern region. Croft most recently served as vice president of sales for Element Fleet. He joins LeasePlan while it is expanding its business development team in preparation for smart growth and future endeavors, according to the […] [Read More]

Swapalease.com reported that applicants through its website registered a 68.8 percent approval rate during June, a significant rebound from May when only 48.1 percent were approved. Officials explained the company saw less of an influx of shoppers applying for higher-end luxury leases, which often drives up non-approval rates. Through the first six months of the […] [Read More]

Lease penetration is down for the first time since 2012, and the decline in leases written is twice as high as the drop in overall new-car sales, according to latest Lease Market Report from Edmunds. That said, leasing remains close to record highs, and the swell of off-lease volumes hitting the used-car market should continue […] [Read More]

As lease offers abound, monthly payments on 39 vehicles maintained their current price points, according to analysis shared by Wantalease.com on Tuesday. Site officials added there are 15 models being offered for $200 per month or less and three vehicles currently available for lease at less than $150 per month. Those units with the least […] [Read More]