In light of the economy developing what analysts called a “split personality,” the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed the auto loan rate for January remained stable on a sequential comparison. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, the ... [Read More]

This week, CUNA Mutual Group announced it is investing in a new direct-to-consumer lending platform SpringboardAuto.com. Officials indicated the relationship means this new technology solution can provide a direct online auto loan platform so credit unions can lend to members ... [Read More]

Teledata Communications (TCI), a provider of cloud-based loan origination solutions, hired Mark Gleason this week as director of sales for the consumer finance industry. In this capacity, TCI highlighted that Gleason will oversee the company’s sales activities in this expanding ... [Read More]

Back just before Thanksgiving, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made a special page on its website where individuals could submit complaints about the auto financing process while the agency reiterated its warnings about signing arbitration agreements, cautioning consumers how they ... [Read More]

Vehicle service contract provider AUL Corp. recently promoted Scott Smith to lead the operations department in addition to his role as the service support manager. Smith joined AUL nine years ago as a customer service representative and then was appointed ... [Read More]

F&I Express recently welcomed AssurancePlus to its growing network of aftermarket F&I providers.  Officials highlighted that the addition of AssurancePlus to F&I Express will allow dealers the ability to eRate, eContract and eRegister all of AssurancePlus’ services and products. “By ... [Read More]

When Digital Recognition Network hosted its second annual DRN Lender Roundtable early last month, 20 top executives from some of the largest auto finance companies shared three similar challenges their facing nowadays. According to DRN’s recap of its event, these ... [Read More]

About a year and a half after the company lost its founder, who died in a cycling accident, Fleet Financial has now reemerged with what company leadership hailed as a new look, feel and brand. Fleet Financial, a national finance ... [Read More]

The National Automotive Finance Association is again hosting the opening module of its Consumer Credit Compliance Certification Program; the ongoing training endeavor to help finance companies and other stakeholders in the industry tackle the increasingly difficult challenge of complying with ... [Read More]

After many years of investing in research and development with its valued clients and partners, MaximTrak Technologies recently rolling out an F&I platform the company believes has four unique enhancements geared toward international business. The MaximTrak Global platform is being ... [Read More]