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AUL promotes Fleites to dual executive role as CIO and COO
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. thinks so highly of chief information officer Jose Fleites that the F&I provider promoted him this week to a dual executive position. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson appointed Fleites to the role of chief operating ... [Read More]
CFPB offers clarity on what constitutes ‘abusiveness’
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies and other service providers involved with auto financing now have a bit more clarity about what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutes as abusive practices. Last week, the bureau issued a policy statement providing what the regulator called ... [Read More]
As projected, Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this month, the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee projected that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t adjust interest rates. Thus far, the forecast from that collection of 15 bank economists is holding true as the Federal Open Market Committee voted ... [Read More]
Location Services announces new CEO, other top management moves
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Location Services made four changes to its senior management team on Tuesday, triggered by the retirement of chief executive officer Lee McCarty after 35 years in the auto-finance industry. The provider of recovery-management and loss-mitigation services announced that effective immediately its ... [Read More]
Stone Point Capital acquires majority stake in Safe-Guard Products
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Safe-Guard Products International, a provider of third-party private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine and powersports industries, announced an investment in the company by funds managed by Stone Point Capital. According to a news released distributed this week, ... [Read More]
ONLINE VIDEO: masterQueue on principles of successful skip-tracing
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bryan Geist of masterQueue was one of several repossession industry experts who gave presentations during the 2019 Innovations in Recovery Summit hosted by Resolvion last fall in Dallas. Geist began his presentation recollecting tactics some collections agents might have used ... [Read More]
Latest S&P Global Ratings ABS data notes ‘normal seasonal weakness’
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, 04:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings spotted what it called “normal seasonal weakness” after analysts reviewed its latest data on collateral performance in the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector. Analysts found that “weakness” appeared in November with recoveries declining and delinquencies ... [Read More]
Arista Financial appoints new CFO and moves forward into ridesharing financing
Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arista Financial Corp. already had a division focused on financing in the trucking industry. On Monday, the company added a new executive who will be leading the charge for its newest subsidiary aimed at helping individuals who need vehicles to be ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty: 4 tips to help dealers generate more profit
Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The first month of 2020 already might be nearly gone, but the team at GWC Warranty emphasized that dealerships still have the opportunity to generate more profit this year compared to 2019. “It’s worth your time to consider any opportunity ... [Read More]
FTC receives nearly 1.7M fraud reports in 2019
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New information released this week by the Federal Trade Commission reinforced how widespread fraud is — and not just in the auto-finance industry. The FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network received 3.2 million reports in 2019, including nearly 1.7 million fraud reports ... [Read More]