Last week, APCO Holdings — home to EasyCare, National Auto Care (NAC), GWC Warranty, and MemberCare brands of automotive and RV products — announced that Kumar Kathinokkula has joined the F&I provider and administrator as chief technology officer. The company ... [Read More]

Potential fraud at your dealership or finance company can stem from activity outside the continental United States, as a case recapped by the Justice Department shows. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts recently announced a Lowell woman ... [Read More]

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has acknowledged multiple times that, “My colleagues and I are acutely aware that high inflation imposes significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power, especially for those least able to meet the higher costs of essentials ... [Read More]

I don’t mean to alarm anyone with the title. Then again, maybe I do. The truth is I’m discouraged, and today I hate my job. Why? Because it happened again. A dealer reached out because they’ve been hit with a ... [Read More]

Agora Data reinforced its team again on Tuesday with a professional with a vast background at dealerships and industry service providers. The fintech company that provides technology, capital and guidance with predictable contract performance and analytics for the subprime automotive ... [Read More]

Champ Titles now has raised more than $45 million through investors, climbing to that figure after generating $18 million in Series C financing. The provider of digital vehicle title, registration and lien systems of record in the United States announced ... [Read More]

Auto financing appears to be one of the best paths to credit success for young consumers. That assertion and more surfaced through a research project by Open Lending and TransUnion, which released a new study on Monday about the borrowing ... [Read More]

The latest spike in fraud spotted by the Federal Trade Commission caught the agency’s attention for a notable reason. The FTC issued a warning that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the regulator to steal consumers’ money. The FTC ... [Read More]

F&I Sentinel recently added four more professionals to its team. The new hires, coupled with F&I Sentinel’s recent completion of its acquisition of Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive, has more than doubled the number of company employees. The professionals who ... [Read More]

The CARS Rule from the Federal Trade Commission was one of the primary topics at NADA Show 2024, and Adam Crowell offered his expert perspectives, too. The vice president of legal and corporate development at KPA discussed the FTC and ... [Read More]