Prestige hires former Mercedes-Benz captive executive
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An executive who spent nearly 20 years with a luxury OEM’s captive finance company now is part of the leadership team at Prestige Financial Services. On Friday, the affiliate of The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies named Bradley Bitner ... [Read More]
SAFCO welcomes Gang as senior risk officer
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SAFCO added an executive whose experience includes time with one of the subprime auto finance company’s competitors as well as posts with a large bank and an automaker's captive. Entrepreneur and fintech veteran Kenneth Gang recently joined SAFCO as its ... [Read More]
Denson joins Venable’s financial services practice
Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A legal expert who has appeared multiple times at Used Car Week and other industry events now is the newest partner at Venable. The law firm with locations in six states and the nation’s capital announced this week that Allen ... [Read More]
Westlake’s total portfolio closes 2020 above $12B
Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fueled by 14.7% growth year-over-year, Westlake Technology Holdings reported this week that the finance company with a diversified portfolio beyond just subprime paper ended 2020 with $12.14 billion in total managed assets. Westlake highlighted nine other major achievements generated by ... [Read More]
Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference to return in person for silver anniversary
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, 08:40 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Industry associations are looking to bring some semblance of normalcy this year. Within days of the American Recovery Association rescheduling its two largest events to October with the intention of them being in person, the National Automotive Finance Association set ... [Read More]
‘Lax’ complaint response draws ire of acting CFPB director
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Dave Uejio — the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — said he met with staff from the regulator's Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs (CEEA). Among the findings and directives originating from last week's gathering, ... [Read More]
ARA shifts its 2 major events to October in hopes of in-person industry gatherings
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 05:22 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the National Automobile Dealers Association is orchestrating its largest event of the year virtually this week, the American Recovery Association announced its decision to reschedule its primary events to the fall in hopes of having them in person. After ... [Read More]
Reviewing 8 regulations every dealer should know
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 05:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While GWC Warranty isn’t suggesting that dealers need to have a law degree to retail used vehicles, the F&I product provider revisited eight crucial regulations operators should understand to do business in a compliant manner. Reviewing the basics of these ... [Read More]
CBA cautious about federal student-loan debt proposal
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Some applicants might be landing at your subprime auto finance company in part because of the amount of student loan debt detailed on their credit report. Senate Democrats recently proposed eliminating up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per ... [Read More]
Short-term consumer credit growth outlook improves
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, 05:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At least one industry expert used some positive adjectives when assembling reaction after the Federal Reserve released consumer credit data for December. The credit data arrived after a federal forecast projecting how long it might take for the U.S. job ... [Read More]