This week, KeyPoint Credit Union — an institution based in Silicon Valley — launched an auto financing program specifically designed for individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) holders. According to the Internal Revenue Service, an ITIN is a tax processing number ... [Read More]

On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule the regulator said will give consumers greater rights, privacy, and security over their personal financial data. The bureau said the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule requires financial institutions, credit ... [Read More]

The federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve currently sits at 4.75% to 5.00% after policymakers reduced it by 50 basis points in September. Last week during a public appearance at Stanford University, Fed governor Christopher Waller said he ... [Read More]

Your underwriting department might be seeing more applicants who list their primary sources of income coming through services such as Uber or DoorDash. TransUnion wanted to get more clarity about these workers to help finance companies and other service providers. ... [Read More]

Chase is leveraging the power of transportation to help more people near Dallas and beyond. Last week, Chase announced a $1 million investment in Dallas-based On The Road Lending to get more people behind the wheel so they can earn ... [Read More]

The more researchers examine the current state of household finances, the more they’re uncovering plenty of negative trends. The two newest developments surfaced this week from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data and the LegalShield ... [Read More]

The U.S. Marine Corp. might not be an official training institution for the auto-finance industry. But John Messiha used it nicely to become an executive with Bank of America, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, Uber and Bridgecrest Acceptance. “The first goal ... [Read More]

Agora Data announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $12 million transaction for Road Auto Finance, an indirect auto finance company. The capital solutions and advanced performance analytics provider for the subprime to non-prime market called the development a ... [Read More]

While Edmunds detailed the swelling of negative equity, Cox Automotive noticed credit access loosened to close the third quarter. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index came in at 92.8 in September, representing a 0.4% improvement from August and stopping a streak ... [Read More]

In March, Edmunds said “negative equity is rearing its ugly head.” After looking at its third-quarter data that showed average negative equity hitting an all-time high, Edmunds acknowledged on Tuesday that the trend now is “nothing short of alarming.” Edmunds ... [Read More]