WASHINGTON, D.C. — By the time an assistant director from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau makes a return engagement as the keynote speaker during the National Automotive Finance Association's annual conference this summer, the agency's structure and regulatory power could ... [Read More]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — While Chrysler Group reportedly might be creating a new captive finance company later this year, chairman and chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne told investment analysts this week why he's happy the automaker currently does not have ... [Read More]

CHICAGO and SAN JOSE, Calif. — As CNW Research noticed subprime auto loan approvals rising year-over-year by at least 40 percent yet again this month, TransUnion and FICO Labs spotted potential trouble on the horizon for lenders and dealers working ... [Read More]

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Credit explained why its pre-tax profit of $1.7 billion in 2012 dropped from $2.4 billion a year earlier. The company said when releasing its fourth-quarter and full-year financial report on Tuesday that the decrease in ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — Global Lender Services entered into a marketing agreement this week with one of the best professional basketball players ever, Julius Erving. To promote the GLS brand as well as its subprime auto finance products and services, this partnership ... [Read More]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — After climbing for two months in a row, the latest RDN Monthly Analytics Update indicated December recovery volumes decreased 1 percentage point from the November level, leaving 2012 closing on a trend of consecutive month-over-month dips. ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings' latest index results indicated seasonal patterns drove losses on both U.S. prime and subprime auto loan ABS higher last month. Despite this trend, Fitch expects prime asset performance to remain strong in 2013. However, losses ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Could a decision late last week by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit eventually nullify the moves by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since Richard Cordray became director? A former top legal counsel ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — First Investors Financial Services announced late last week that it has completed the issuance of $187 million in term asset-backed notes in a private placement transaction. The notes were issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company through ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — An industry memorial service is on tap next month in honor of Auto Auction Services Corp. president and chief executive officer Don Meadows, who died on Dec. 10. The event will take place at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter ... [Read More]