NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings predicted this week that 2009 U.S. prime auto ABS loans should post lower-than-expected losses. As a result, the firm believes lenders are positioning themselves for continued positive rating performance as the broader economy slowly improves. Through ... [Read More]

AUSTIN, Texas — Innovative Funding Services responded to broadening expansion Tuesday by promoting one its executives to director of operations. Taking on the role at the financing company for lessors and fleet-management businesses is Robert Rohner. When IFS moved to its ... [Read More]

DETROIT — On Monday, Ally Financial rolled out an exchange offer for its outstanding 8-percent Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2020.   Back in March, the company had initially issued a principal amount of these old notes totaling $1.9 billion in two ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — With revenue gains on both the transaction and subscription sides of the company's operations, DealerTrack saw its total revenue improve more than 7 percent during the third quarter. Moreover, it enjoyed GAAP net income of $1.2 ... [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A continued stretch of stable returns propelled Credit Acceptance Corp. to more positive gains in consolidated and adjusted net income during the third quarter. The company revealed earlier this week that its consolidated net income totaled $42.0 million ... [Read More]

ALEXANRIA, Va. — American Bankruptcy Institute officials determined this week that October filings represented a slight rise from the previous month, but a decline from the year-ago period. Relying on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, the institute reported U.S. ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Revealing preliminary third-quarter results, Ally Financial said that for its auto finance business one of the areas it sees as a strong growth opportunity is the used-vehicle market. And the company has already been ramping up originations for ... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington announced Wednesday that it is expanding its auto dealer financing business into five additional states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Nick Stanutz, Huntington's senior executive vice president and head of the auto finance and dealer ... [Read More]

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A double-digit jump in revenue pushed Nicholas Financial to record net earnings during its most recent quarter as well as impressive gains for the first six months of its fiscal year. Company executives recently shared that their net ... [Read More]

PALATINE, Ill. — This week, Santander Consumer USA joined MVTRAC's network of automotive lenders. The new relationship means as an indirect/direct lender and portfolio purchaser with more than 12,000 dealership relationships nationwide, Santander brings thousands of VINs and an ongoing daily supply ... [Read More]