Friday is Feb. 28, but it’s not the last day of February as 2020 is a Leap Year, adding an extra day in the second month of the year. To help finance companies consider an array of potential issues stemming from this ... [Read More]

Dealerships and finance companies now again can cater to servicemembers and their families just like any other civilian customers who finance a vehicle purchase. According to a news release distributed on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Defense has granted ... [Read More]

In its newest study of used-vehicle sales, LendingTree analyzed more than 600,000 auto-finance queries from prospective contract holders in the top 100 U.S. metro areas based on population. Analysts found the city with residents financing the oldest used vehicle on average ... [Read More]

A refreshed F&I menu was part of the newest innovations rolled out by DealerSocket at the 2020 NADA Show. That menu is connected with DealerSocket’s PrecisePrice digital retail solution and stems from an integration with F&I Express and its Express ... [Read More]

RoadVantage named its new operations support manager this week, choosing a professional with extensive experience in the rental-car industry. The F&I product provider hired Mark Johnson, who RoadVantage described as an innovative operations professional and a visionary leader with a ... [Read More]

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shared their latest action involving collections and time-barred debt disclosures. The bureau issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (supplemental NPRM) regarding the collection of time-barred debt. The bureau proposes to prohibit collectors ... [Read More]

The latest TransUnion data gives crystal clear evidence to show just how much the auto-finance market has grown during the past three years. Analysts reported 2016 closed with 75.8 million contracts in portfolios. By the close of this past year, ... [Read More]

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) recently handed out its Jakob Murray Lange Memorial Scholarship. This year’s recipient honored during the annual Northwood University Dealer Education Awards breakfast at NADA Show 2020 in Las Vegas was Katie DeMarse, ... [Read More]

Assurant is looking to help dealership employees in the finance department stay sharp. The company recently launched Virtual Coach, a simulated, interactive classroom experience as part of the Assurant Virtual Learning Platform. The new programs are from the Assurant Performance ... [Read More]

One subprime auto finance company is absorbing much of the portfolio of another provider. On Thursday, Nicholas Financial announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Platinum Auto Finance to acquire approximately $19 million of Platinum’s active and ... [Read More]