Cox Automotive is seeing how actions by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve is impacting auto-financing activities as well as other major segments of the automotive space. Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke recapped that the ... [Read More]

Perhaps the tightening of underwriting is leading to stabilization of delinquencies on the cusp of repossession as well as a bit of an improvement among those contracts that are behind but could possibly be brought back current. The newest State ... [Read More]

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to modify how it operates, more than a dozen state attorneys general are pushing the CFPB not to change its practices regarding consumer complaints. New York attorney general Barbara Underwood recently led a ... [Read More]

Additional survey results from Protective Asset Protection could provide information that F&I managers are seeking as part of their pitch to vehicle buyers about service contracts and other ancillary products. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty programs recently announced ... [Read More]

Global Lending Services, Credit Acceptance and Consumer Portfolio Services all have been active in the securitization space during the past 60 days; moves by the subprime auto finance companies that involved more than $1.1 billion in value. The most recent ... [Read More]

An official from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau described this week’s moves as “transforming the way we engage.” Meanwhile, members of bureau’s Consumer Advisory Board called it a “firing.” The contrasting views about this segment of the regulator surfaced through ... [Read More]

Dave Kennedy and Les McCook of the American Recovery Association shared some vivid anecdotes originating from meetings with Jack Tracey and Joel Kennedy of the National Automotive Finance Association along with leadership of close to 30 finance companies with large ... [Read More]

When GWC Warranty announced several additions to its sales leadership team, the provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers didn’t go with “green peas” to fill these positions. This week, GWC Warranty highlighted that five newly created regional sales ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial has a new chief financial officer. According to a recent announcement, Kelly Malson will become the subprime auto finance company’s CFO effective on or before June 15. Malson will replace Chad Steinorth, who rejoined the institution on March ... [Read More]

With more data than ever to consider, the National Automotive Finance Association and the American Financial Services Association highlighted seven of the most important findings from this the 2018 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey. Released last week during the annual Non-Prime ... [Read More]