Two positive economic trends arrived on Friday that can be crucial to dealerships delivering vehicles and finance companies adding to portfolios. The latest data connected to employment and wages prompted one expert to call it a “Goldilocks report.” Bureau of ... [Read More]

With fraud continuing to be a potential problem in auto financing, 700 Credit announced this week its suite of products, including credit reports, compliance solutions, prescreen and consumer pre-qualification products and services, is now integrated within RouteOne’s IDOne solution, a ... [Read More]

DriveItAway and CloudOne formed what the companies called a “ground-breaking industry partnership” this week that is designed to help dealerships cater to customers who have subprime credit and are looking to lift their incomes by potentially joining the ride-sharing industry. ... [Read More]

Primeritus Financial Services announced one of its largest acquisitions ever on Wednesday afternoon as the forwarding company has absorbed one of its competitors. According to a news release, the provider of recovery management, skip tracing and remarketing services to the ... [Read More]

PointPredictive's latest fraud-prevention solution contains literally millions of ingredients. This week, the company launched Auto Fraud Alert, a new solution that’s designed to help finance companies better identify risk prior to funding. The solution can deliver what PointPredictive called an ... [Read More]

With the possibility that student-loan debt could push a potential buyer into the subprime credit tier, one automaker is rolling out a program to assist those consumers. In building on its brand promise to make things better for customers, Hyundai ... [Read More]

ACA International questioned a proposal to regulate telephone communications from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman based on the assertion it could do more harm than good. The organization that brings together third-party collection agencies, law firms, asset ... [Read More]

Editor's note: This updated report contains analysis from Cox Automotive, Edmunds, KAR Auction Services and the National Automobile Dealers Association. New-vehicle prices and financing costs approaching a 10-year high are making the task of delivering new models more of a challenge ... [Read More]

Last Friday, NextGear Capital announced the passing of John Fuller, company founder and a pioneer in automotive dealer financing. The company described Fuller as a “true innovator” in the field of floor planning; a segment of the automotive industry that ... [Read More]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau indicated that it took a deep look at what it called “unfair and deceptive practices” regarding rebates for certain ancillary products after examining the protocols executed by at least one captive finance company. CFPB officials ... [Read More]