48% of credit unions surveyed say auto is top growth segment
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
TransUnion’s data shows credit union auto loan origination volume grew at a rate more than double the pace of the entire industry. Findings from a survey of 90 credit union executives TransUnion released this week also highlighted these institutions’ appetite ... [Read More]
SCUSA still confident of future despite CFPB allegations
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 03:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Santander Consumer USA Holdings evidently isn’t rattled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau turning over allegations to the Department of Justice about how the finance company conducts its business. SCUSA shared details about the pair of allegations the CFPB made ... [Read More]
CTOs from NextGear Capital & KAR among Indianapolis honorees
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital chief technology officer Bryan Everly recently was named CTO of the Year by the Indianapolis Business Journal and TechPoint, while Peter Kelly of KAR Auction Services was among the finalists. The company highlighted Everly, who took home the award ... [Read More]
AUL upgrades Web portal to improve claims process
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vehicle service contract provider AUL Corp. recently launched an upgrade to its Web system for its agents, dealers and repair facilities — an E-Claims portal. Through the AUL website, repair facilities can access E-Claims and submit claims quickly and easily ... [Read More]
Where auto loan delinquency is highest & lowest
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 03:11 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Generally speaking, auto loan payments are being made on time these days, as Experian Automotive shows in its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report. But how are the different regions of the country faring? First, let’s look at ... [Read More]
Auto finance currently ‘working the way it’s supposed to’
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 02:55 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
The fastest growing auto loan balances in nearly a decade and record loan dollar volumes? Check. The lowest second-quarter 30-day delinquency rate in five years? Check. Strong auto sales? Check. Oh, and there’s balanced portfolio distribution amongst the credit tiers. ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer releases new version of loan origination solution
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 02:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently announced the newest version of its AppOne indirect loan origination platform, designed specifically for automotive, marine, powersports and recreational vehicle dealers. The company outlined the solution’s enhancements, including self-service capabilities for dealers to help facilitate ... [Read More]
4 questions with Hudson Cook chairman Tom Hudson
Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, 02:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In the latest installment of its annual Power 300 issue, our sister publication Auto Remarketing launched a new feature to spotlight just a few of the companies on the list. In a Q&A format, AR goes behind the scenes with some ... [Read More]
How 4 millennials equal 1 baby boomer in auto space
Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With finance companies evidently thirsty for any reliable data and analysis about millennials that’s available, Experian and the National Automobile Dealers Association both chimed in on the topic of consumers born after 1980. Earlier this week, NADA chief economist Steven Szakaly ... [Read More]
More delays in Springleaf’s bid for OneMain
Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Springleaf Holdings acknowledged when the company reported its second-quarter financial performance on Thursday that its proposed acquisition of OneMain Financial that’s being put together in part to expand its subprime auto financing business won’t culminate until after Labor Day, at ... [Read More]