One of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week 2018 — Digital Recognition Network — recently set a new company record. The artificial intelligence and data analytics company that provides vehicle location data and analytics to finance companies, insurance carriers ... [Read More]

There’s been another change in ownership within the floor-planning space. Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, recently announced the acquisition of lending solutions provider Sword Apak, a subsidiary of Sword Group. Sopra Steria has acquired, through its subsidiary ... [Read More]

Sagent Lending Technologies, a joint venture between Fiserv and Warburg Pincus that was previously known as Fiserv Lending Solutions, made a move this week to help auto lenders protect against fraud. The company has integrated the Cross Check identity verification ... [Read More]

Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty programs, recently announced results of a recent survey it commissioned to gauge the pulse of owners of today’s largest automotive dealers on issues ranging from F&I product performance in ... [Read More]

Aspiring automotive executives can secure a new academic foundation as they embark on careers at dealerships, finance companies and other industry service providers. This week, the Richard DeVos Graduate School of Management at Northwood University, in collaboration with Association of ... [Read More]

With the interest rates connected to a retail installment sales contracts becoming more pronounced thanks to actions by the Federal Reserve, Carleton recently revisited a topic the compliance firm often discusses with clients. Carleton reiterated official definitions as well as ... [Read More]

MBSi Corp., one of the founding members of the Automotive Intelligence Council, named a new chief operating officer on Tuesday. The provider of repossession assignment software and vendor compliance solutions to the auto finance industry brought on former Copart chief ... [Read More]

Dealers nationwide not only can use Westlake Financial Services to get a deal bought for their potential buyers, but stores also can leverage the provider for another ancillary product, too. Westlake recently announced the nationwide expansion of its vehicle protection ... [Read More]

This autumn truly represents a season of change for Secure Collateral Management (SCM), a provider of skip-tracing and collateral recovery. SCM is moving its corporate headquarters into a new state of the art facility this fall. Company management highlighted this ... [Read More]

The monthly update surfaced earlier this week about how auto-finance defaults improved again. Perhaps that trend stems at least in part to less subprime paper flowing into portfolios. The latest metrics shared by Equifax indicated that 2.78 million contracts were ... [Read More]