GrooveCar Direct, an online auto buying resource for credit unions, recently reached partnership with two more institutions. The two credit unions now a part of the network are as follows: — Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union of Paramus, N.J., which ... [Read More]

Moody’s Analytics senior director Cristian deRitis chimed in this week, refuting the notion that rising auto lending volume is creating a bubble similar to the one that burst in the mortgage space and sent the U.S. economy into recession. deRitis ... [Read More]

No one has ever asked our firm to “find someone average.” Employers are always seeking high-performing employees. The best indicator of future performance is past performance. To help identify the high performers we like to ask “intelligent interviewing questions” to ... [Read More]

Intersection Technologies’ F&I Express recently added American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) to its aftermarket e-contracting platform. Executives highlighted the enhanced F&I Express functionality is free to all AGWS agents and dealers. AGWS is a provider of administration services for dealers ... [Read More]

The next time subprime consumers show up at your dealership or their loan application arrives at your finance company’s underwriting department, their FICO score might be higher if much of what triggered their soft credit profile is delinquent medical debt. ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance Corp. recently reported more than just its second-quarter performance. The company also received a civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission. As a part of its Q2 financial reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Credit Acceptance ... [Read More]

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) is offering Industry Summit attendees a $100 discount if they register for its pre-summit certification boot camp. In order to obtain the discount, dealer managers and F&I professionals must complete the registration ... [Read More]

While advocacy groups and federal regulators continue to be skeptical of the convenience and value dealers present at the F&I office, new data from Edmunds.com is showing the volume of work completed in that store department is climbing to levels ... [Read More]

Recently, I read about a study commissioned by True Car that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. The study asked car buyers what they believed a fair profit margin for a car dealer would be on a $30,000 new ... [Read More]

Sparked by actions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Automotive Compliance Consultants general counsel David Missimer — who specializes in dealership compliance issues — advised managers to take a close look at the arbitration clause language used in their finance ... [Read More]