3 goals of RPM-MBSi partnership to help lenders, agents & forwarders
Wednesday, May. 8, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RPM and MBSi Corp. announced a new partnership, aligning their areas of expertise in the auto finance industry. The collaboration involving the non-asset-based logistics and transportation provider and the repossession assignment management software company is designed to help ... [Read More]
10 highlights of 700Credit dealer survey about driver’s licenses
Tuesday, May. 7, 2024, 11:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ten intriguing findings surfaced through a survey orchestrated by 700Credit, which interviewed dealerships about their processes for obtaining copies of driver’s licenses from capture to deal jacket storage. The provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, and identity verification ... [Read More]
Consumers’ financial stress drops overall but climbs in swing states
Monday, May. 6, 2024, 11:38 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the overall reading dropped to its lowest level in 12 months, LegalShield’s March Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) is starting to exhibit a pattern seen in the past five presidential election cycles. Researchers explained the relationship of swing-state stress ... [Read More]
DriveItAway secures $2M credit line for more growth in EV space
Friday, May. 3, 2024, 11:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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]
Car business could take brunt of impact from keeping rates high
Thursday, May. 2, 2024, 11:48 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
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 breaks into the glass world by acquiring Crystal Fusion Technologies
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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]
9 recipients of 2024 NARS Industry Awards
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 02:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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 adds experienced trio to key dealer profitability positions
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 09:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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 in running for EY entrepreneur honor
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 09:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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]
Experian survey: Personal finance knowledge gaps lead to costly mistakes
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024, 10:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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]