3 trends show strong financing market
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 07:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Recent data and analysis from the American Bankers Association, Cox Automotive and KeyBanc Capital Markets all point toward healthy ongoing performance and a positive outlook for the auto finance market. According to results from the American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit ... [Read More]
Path to improve both collections & customer experience
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 07:15 PM
Steve Levine and Susan Perlmutter, Sigma Payment Solutions
Creditors, servicers and collectors need to quickly re-evaluate their approach to how they interact with consumers in the wake of the Westlake Financial Services/Wilshire Consumer Credit consent decree with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Much like DriveTime and other scary ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s new scoring tool blends 2 data sets together
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 02:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
TransUnion made quite a claim about the new solution it rolled out on Thursday, a tool that can combine both time-series credit bureau data and alternative data sources. One of the leaders of TransUnion’s team that spent more than 10 ... [Read More]
NADA sends another document request to CFPB
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 02:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association is again trying to leverage the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain sensitive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau material that made its way to the media. This week, NADA asked the CFPB to release internal ... [Read More]
3 executives receive AFSA Distinguished Service Awards
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 02:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week as a part of the American Financial Services Association’s 99th annual meeting in Boston, the organization honored three members with its highest accolade, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Receiving the honors were Stevan Schmelzer, Jim Sheeran and Glen ... [Read More]
CFPB considering arbitration clause rules
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now using the phrase “free pass” to describe how some finance companies include arbitration clauses in their vehicle installment contracts. As a result, the CFPB announced on Wednesday that the agency is considering proposing ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo Dealer Services expands in Texas
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 03:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Wells Fargo spokesperson Natalie Brown told SubPrime Auto Finance News late this summer that the company doesn’t “grow for growth’s sake.” So it’s likely the company made a concerted effort with its due diligence as it opened its 57th regional ... [Read More]
Reynolds releases F&I library for Washington
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Reynolds Document Services, a segment of Reynolds and Reynolds, released the Reynolds LAW Washington F&I Library, a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance documents available to franchised dealers in the state of Washington. Reynolds reiterated ... [Read More]
10 attributes about millennials’ ‘fragile’ financial standing
Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A pair of experts from the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at the George Washington University School of Business shared their analysis about millennials’ personal finances and highlighted 10 key findings. Coming from the report titled, Gen Y Personal Finances: ... [Read More]
More than 500 dealers mingle with lawmakers
Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association chose an appropriate time to conduct its Washington Conference with all of the vehicle financing activity that percolated out of the nation’s capital last week. More than 500 franchised dealers and dealer association executives from ... [Read More]