DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA revealed this week it has adopted the National Auto Auction Association's Silver National Certification Standard for finance company vehicles sold at auctions nationwide. Santander recapped that this wholesale certification program introduced by NAAA in January ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — In reporting its preliminary first-quarter results, Ally Financial announced that its auto originations from continuing operations soared 75 percent for the first quarter to $14.3 billion, compared to $8.2 billion in the previous year. First-quarter consumer originations included ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers announced this week that an Experian credit expert will be on hand at its annual event to break out the BHPH marketplace, number of dealers and largest stats for BHPH financing. Melinda ... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Along with offering forecasts about how it might fare later in the year, Huntington Bancshares recently revealed that it opened 2011 with a 13-percent jump in auto loans year-over-year, helping its first-quarter net income total climb to ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced this week the closing of its first rated term securitization of the year. The company highlighted the transaction is CPS' second senior subordinate securitization since 1993.  In the transaction, executives explained qualified institutional ... [Read More]

CLEARWATER, Fla. — After being approached about potentially being acquired, Nicholas Financial began a strategic review of its business model to decide the best course of action. With the analysis now complete, management revealed the best course of action for shareholders ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — As Ken Shilson, founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, prepares for the upcoming Dealer Academy and annual conference in mid May, he revealed some early benchmark results to SubPrime Auto Finance News. One of the key trends ... [Read More]

DEARBORN, Mich. — Despite a $77 million net income decrease from the first quarter of last year, Ford Motor Credit's top executive declared Tuesday that the captive continues "to execute the fundamentals of our business well." Ford's financial arm revealed ... [Read More]

CHENNAI, India and BERLIN — Daimler AG recently learned it received approval from the Reserve Bank of India to setup a finance company in the country. Executives explained the newly founded company — Daimler Financial Services India Private Limited — ... [Read More]

CARMEL, Ind. — Given the current favorable market conditions, KAR Auction Services announced this morning that it intends to refinance a portion of its indebtedness to allow for a greater flexibility to prepay debt. "The purpose of the planned refinancing is ... [Read More]