DriveItAway Holdings now has more resources to continue its mission to help consumers who might have soft credit histories and financial resources — or general apprehension about electric vehicles — get into EVs. On Friday, the company that offers “micro-lease ... [Read More]

The job market improved in April, but the Federal Reserve doesn’t like how inflation is tracking, so policymakers decided not to lower interest rates this week. Comerica Bank is expecting rate cuts by the end of the year, but Cox ... [Read More]

APCO Holdings continued to grow on Wednesday, announcing the acquisition of Crystal Fusion Technologies, which is a provider of automotive glass protection solutions. The provider and administrator F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands said this ... [Read More]

The American Recovery Association handed out nine industry awards during this year’s North American Repossessors Summit. The 2024 NARS Industry Awards recognized repossession agents as well as representatives from finance companies and service providers. Along with explanations of each award ... [Read More]

EFG Companies has added three senior executives with more than 70 years of experience in retail automotive sales and F&I management combined. Joining the firm recently named as a USA Today National Standard Top Employer are: —Adam Fifield as vice ... [Read More]

Agora Data CEO Steve Burke was named an Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Southwest Award finalist by Ernst & Young. Now in its 38th year, the company highlighted the Entrepreneur of the Year program is a competitive business award endeavor ... [Read More]

Country music singer Tracy Lawrence released the song, “Lessons Learned,” in 2000. The chorus contains the lines, “Oh lessons learned, man they sure run deep; they don’t go away and they don’t come cheap.” It’s 24 years later, and new ... [Read More]

Allied Solutions and FINOFR recently expanded their ongoing partnership to expand their digital footprint for financial institutions. The result is an integration called Vehicle Protection Reset, which merges FINOFR’s platform with Allied Solutions’ iQQ and Direct Impact Marketing solutions. By ... [Read More]

Last week, 700Credit — a provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, identity verification and fraud detection platforms — announced an integration with iTapMenu, an F&I menu platform that offers e-signature and e-payment solutions. The new integration includes the ... [Read More]

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) leveraged its membership base to create its latest ongoing project — the Consumer Credit Conditions Index (C3 Index). AFSA revealed the first findings from this initiative, which is meant to fill a need among ... [Read More]