Toyota Financial Services Expands Student Scholarship Program to $1 Million
Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Financial Services recently recognized 100 high school students who overcame considerable hardships on their paths to college, presenting them with $1 million in scholarships. Officials highlighted this is the first year in which TFS expanded its ... [Read More]
CPS Likes Staffing Level as Originations Grow
Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — As Consumer Portfolio Services continues to buy more contracts, the company believes it's in a good personnel position to handle more originations while the subprime auto finance segment gains steam. CPS recently reported that it purchased $203.8 ... [Read More]
New York Fed: Auto Loan Balances Increase for Ninth Straight Quarter
Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — In its latest Household Debt and Credit Report, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York determined total auto loan balances in the second quarter increased $20 billion from the previous quarter, the ninth consecutive quarterly increase and ... [Read More]
GrooveCar Direct Expands National Footprint by Adding 4 New Credit Unions
Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — This week, GrooveCar signed four new credit unions nationwide to its GrooveCar Direct program, a vehicle-buying service customized for the credit union industry. The new signees include Kinecta FCU in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Washington, D.C.-based HEW Federal ... [Read More]
Fitch: Loss Rates Starting to Normalize for US Auto Lenders
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings contends modest year-over-year deterioration in loss and delinquency rates produced by the largest U.S. auto lenders signals an inflection point in auto loan asset quality. Analysts said in their special quarterly report "U.S. Auto Asset ... [Read More]
Experian: Repossessions Drop to Lowest Rate on Record
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — As the amount of nonprime, subprime and deep subprime auto loans moved higher year-over-year, Experian Automotive discovered that quarterly vehicle repossessions dropped by 14.8 percent to achieve the lowest rate since analysts began tracking the data seven ... [Read More]
LHPH and Advantage Funding Align for Subprime Financing Program
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — LHPH, a provider of services to the lease-here, pay-here and buy-here, pay-here industries, recently formed an exclusive relationship with Advantage Funding to provide financing for select dealers. Officials explained LHPH and Advantage Funding worked together for more ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Launches Site So Managers Can Evaluate Health of Store Website
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Dealertrack Technologies proposed a simple question on Tuesday, asking principals and managers how healthy their store website is. To gauge the status, the company launched a free Website Health Check Quiz while also giving dealers the ... [Read More]
Daughtry: Reasons To Say ‘Yes’ To Profitable BHPH Service Contracts
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Fourteen years ago I became a manager of a BHPH operation associated with a large multi-franchise dealer group in Texas. We had a related finance company with a $17 million portfolio. There were 2,500 open loans ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Sets Up New York Office with Former Chase Counsel
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook established the firm's New York office with the recent addition of its newest partner. Joining the provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry is Jeff Levine Hudson Cook highlighted Levine's practice will ... [Read More]