The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made a forceful declaration on Tuesday, stating the “industry is on notice” and that the bureau “will not tolerate illegal discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.” The regulator issued an interpretive rule clarifying that the ... [Read More]

The CarGurus consumer sentiment study focused on auto finance found a significant portion of participants said that receiving pre-qualification for financing before visiting the dealership would be useful. In fact, the study results released on Tuesday showed that 93% of vehicle ... [Read More]

Dealerships and finance companies often try to educate their customers to understand that the cost of having a vehicle is more than just the monthly payment stipulated on the installment contract. Analysts at Move.org — a website dedicated to helping ... [Read More]

Finance company executives and managers having a sit-down meal at a restaurant now might be even more enjoyable than for just the delicious dish and social comradery. Their outstanding portfolio might be much more appetizing, too, because of the rebound ... [Read More]

The auto-finance industry’s appetite for the highest-risk paper declined to close 2020. According to Experian’s Q4 2020 State of the Automotive Finance Market report, analysts discovered deep subprime originations of all contracts booked in a quarter dipped below 2% for ... [Read More]

America recently was under the Great Freeze of 2021, which lasted more than two weeks. Millions were without power. Businesses and schools were shuttered. Power grids strained under a brutal arctic assault. This will without a doubt negatively affect business ... [Read More]

Consumer advocates and other regulators began National Consumer Protection Week on Monday in part by pointing to the significant jump in cases recorded in the complaint database housed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. According to the CFPB’s online dashboard, ... [Read More]

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) recently gave out the Jakob Murray Lange Memorial Scholarship that recognizes a Northwood University student for exemplary work during an internship the previous summer. Receiving the financial award along with a marble ... [Read More]

Perhaps one of the clearest data examples of how extensions or other contract modifications impact delinquencies and defaults within a short timeframe arrived this week courtesy of S&P Global Ratings, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. First, let’s look at ... [Read More]

Primeritus Financial Services handed remarketing responsibilities this week to an executive with more than 20 years of industry experience, most of it with a large commercial bank. The forwarding company that provides recovery management, skip-tracing and remarketing services to the ... [Read More]