CarMax Auto Finance Outlines Plan to Make More Subprime Loans
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:24 PM
Nick Zulovich
With more potential buyers falling into the subprime credit tier, CarMax is looking to leverage its captive finance company more often to fund deals its third-party lenders might not be buying at volume levels company leaders are seeking. During the ... [Read More]
3 Projections for Payment Processing in 2014
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BillingTree chief executive officer and president David Roberts recently outlined three trends that he believes will drive the payment processing market in 2014. Those trends include: Mobile Roberts insisted companies need to be prepared as mobile will take over in ... [Read More]
Webb Estimates How Long Subprime Aggression Will Last
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:19 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Manheim's Tom Webb acknowledged some finance companies are making what he called "silly loans" to subprime customers, but he's not expecting underwriting standards to tighten quickly in the short-term future. During his recent quarterly conference call, Manheim's chief economist projected ... [Read More]
AFSA Addresses Georgia Vehicle Tax Concerns
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with scheduling a member webinar to discuss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the American Financial Services Association's National Title Solutions Forum submitted a comment letter last week to the Georgia Department of Revenue, the Association of Commissioners of Georgia ... [Read More]
CarFinance.com Spots 3 Patterns in Latest Brand Loyalty Report
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new brand loyalty report from CarFinance.com released today highlighted three distinct patterns seen among below-prime buyers along with which badges appeal most to this slice of the credit spectrum. Site analysts discovered below-prime buyers are less loyal than the ... [Read More]
RouteOne Offers Dealers Free Trial of FinanceConnect
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RouteOne began to offer dealers a free trial of its FinanceConnect product. Dealers who subscribe now will receive the first 60 days free with no setup fee, which officials said is up to a $700 value. The company ... [Read More]
Ally Rolls out Pilot of Social Media Content Solution
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, 10:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial recently launched a pilot program to help dealers connect with more prospects and customers through the use of social media. Officials highlighted the program, called "Connect4Content," is geared to remove the most common obstacle for dealers looking to ... [Read More]
Primeritus Financial Services Closes 2013 with Charitable Projects
Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, 08:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During the last quarter of 2013, employees of Primeritus Financial Services stayed busy campaigning for destitute families needing food with their collections on behalf of Feeding America Second Harvest Food Bank, and giving special wishes to children with a life-threatening ... [Read More]
ADP Dealer Services Reveals New Electronic Payment Processing Tool for Dealers
Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, 07:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ADP Dealer Services Inc. announced late last week it has reached an integration agreement with CenPOS Inc., as part of an effort to simplify and improve dealership billing and payment processes. CenPOS will be providing ADP Dealer Management System clients ... [Read More]
Equifax: About 30 Percent of All Auto Loans Are Subprime
Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, 07:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax indicated in its most recent National Consumer Credit Trends Report just how much subprime loan paper is being pushed through vehicle financing market nowadays. The latest data Equifax had available from the third quarter shows that approximately 30 percent ... [Read More]