Preferred Warranties Inc. (PWI) is looking to give dealers more tools as they resume used-vehicle sales in the face of a COVID-19 retail slowdown. The KAR Global business unit on Wednesday announced comprehensive enhancements and savings on protection plan offerings. “Many ... [Read More]

After being one of the experts who participated during a webinar orchestrated by DRN in April, Receivables Management Association International executive director Jan Stieger discussed collections and more during this special episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Stieger also touched ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo closed 2019 by holding 3.67% of the auto-finance market, according to data from Experian Automotive shared exclusively with SubPrime Auto Finance News. That market share positioned the bank to rank sixth in Experian’s data set. But the decision ... [Read More]

Edmunds discovered interest rates for new vehicles financed in May dropped to the lowest level seen by the industry in nearly seven years. Meanwhile, Edmunds indicated that rates for used-vehicle financing remain nearly steady compared to both this time last ... [Read More]

MenuMetric and 700Credit recently formed an alliance in an effort to help vehicle dealerships as well as marine, RV, and powersports stores. The provider of credit reports, compliance solutions and consumer pre-qualification products and the web-based F&I menu platform offering ... [Read More]

Soon after deciding to waive membership and education fees for current and any new RISC Pro members through July 1, RISC launched two additional, state-specific collateral recovery training courses as part of its growing CARS National Certification Program. The compliance ... [Read More]

Portfolio is looking to make the reinsurance process easier for auto, RV and powersports dealers and independent agents. The dealer participation program provider recently announced the launch of a new website at PortfolioReinsurance.com. Portfolio explained the site was designed to ... [Read More]

An acquisition in the F&I space first announced back in December came to a conclusion this week. Officials from iA Financial Corp., the holding company of iA Financial Group, said they have finalized the acquisition of IAS Parent Holdings Inc. and its ... [Read More]

Discrimination allegations from the Federal Trade Commission against a New York City dealer resulted in a $1.5 million settlement. The FTC announced this week that Bronx Honda and general manager Carlo Fittanto will pay $1.5 million to settle charges they ... [Read More]

The repossession industry is taking swift action to position itself to survive the dire situation intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the American Recovery Association (ARA) started an initiative several weeks ago that’s resulted in the Repo Alliance, a fundraising ... [Read More]