In what might be a positive development for auto finance companies, both the American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Bankers Association picked up on the same segment of the debt collection regulatory proposal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled ... [Read More]

How finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealerships execute one of their most important functions — collections — now potentially has six additional layers of compliance requirements stemming from the regulatory proposal rolled out by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital announced an agreement with CarMax on Wednesday that will allow dealers to use their NextGear Capital lines of credit at all 68 CarMax auction locations. NextGear Capital floor plans are currently accepted at more than 1,000 live and ... [Read More]

As a non-profit financial counseling organization, our counselors see first-hand the impact a car and a car loan have on the financial security of individuals and their families. The value of a reliable car is pretty clear. It expands employment ... [Read More]

The fourth significant development coming from defi SOLUTIONS in the past month arrived on Tuesday morning. This time, defi SOLUTIONS finalized a partnership with eOriginal in an effort to bring secure eContracting and eVaulting capabilities to its growing finance company ... [Read More]

General Motors Financial previously discussed how its subprime exposure would be declining as the finance company continues its strategy pivot to prime paper as the parent automaker’s captive provider. The company’s second-quarter financial statement reinforced the approach as GM Financial ... [Read More]

Just ahead of when it rolled past five years of operation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made three leadership changes involving the associate director for supervision, enforcement, and fair lending; the principal deputy general counsel; and the deputy chief operating ... [Read More]

This week, a broad coalition of business groups involved in the making, selling, servicing, financing and auctioning of vehicles urged Congress to support Senate legislation to preserve a consumer's ability to get discounted auto financing at the dealership. In a ... [Read More]

Five years ago today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “opened our doors,” a milestone the regulator highlighted on its website. The Dodd-Frank Act that created the CFPB receives its operational funding the Federal Reserve, which literally can print money. As ... [Read More]

In an effort to help dealers and finance companies benefit from the use of digital technologies, Dealertrack announced this week that Volvo Car Financial Services is now available for eContracting with Volvo dealers nationwide on the Dealertrack platform. The company ... [Read More]