Check those installment contracts. Arbitration appears to be no longer an option for dealerships and finance companies to settle conflicts with consumers. On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a new rule to ban companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses ... [Read More]

FactorTrust recently released findings from an industry-wide survey on the use of alternative data in the non-prime auto financing space, which indicate that alternative data is being more commonly used for underwriting purposes in this market. The survey, sponsored by ... [Read More]

Along with looking to ascertain how few Americans have no emergency savings, a median-income household can only afford the average-priced new vehicle in one of the 25 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to a new Bankrate.com report released this week. ... [Read More]

With interest gaining steam toward combating fraud, PointPredictive landed funding from Mosaik Partners, an expansion-stage venture capital fund, to enhance its efforts as a provider of fraud solutions to banks, lenders and finance companies. PointPredictive announced on Wednesday that the ... [Read More]

This week, Metrolina Credit Co. celebrated more than just Independence Day. The finance company that often originates subprime installment contracts with both independent and franchised dealers announced the opening of its new corporate offices and flagship branch office in Charlotte, N.C. ... [Read More]

As buyers’ appetites for bigger and more expensive vehicles grow, Edmunds found the contract term length for new-model financing reached an all-time high in June with the terms for used-vehicle deliveries not far off that record-setting pace. According to a ... [Read More]

This week, Pelican Auto Finance selected Payix to provide its collections tools, including its new mobile collections application. The tools are designed to help Pelican better connect with its contract holders and improve its ability to collect installment payments. The ... [Read More]

Payment technology and merchant services provider BillingTree recently announced the appointment of Bryan Schreiber as chief financial officer, along with two other senior personnel moves involving its leadership team. BillingTree indicated Schreiber will oversee the company’s expansion plans to spearhead ... [Read More]

During the past three months, Reynolds and Reynolds added four more states where its LAW F&I Library — a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for franchised dealers — is now available. Resources now are ... [Read More]

Carfax and MeridianLink recently teamed up to make it easier for auto finance companies to get Carfax Vehicle History Reports. Using MeridianLink’s LoansPQ loan origination system (LOS), officials highlighted this week that thousands of auto finance companies now can order ... [Read More]