BATON ROUGE, La. — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services revealed this week that it received notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding one of its solutions. Federal officials gave a U.S. patent to Wolters Kluwer for its AppOne solution. ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both direct and indirect auto loan delinquencies showed improvement for the quarter, according to the American Bankers Association. ABA reported that direct auto loan delinquencies dropped from 1.94 percent to 1.79 percent. Meanwhile, indirect auto loan delinquencies fell ... [Read More]

GARDEN CITY N.Y. — After Chase Auto Finance unveiled new offices in the Midwest and the Northeast earlier this year, this week the company expanded its presence in the Southeast. Executives announced the opening of a full-service Custom Finance Business Center ... [Read More]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In addition to announcing that most 2010 vehicles financed through GMAC are eligible for zero-percent financing, Chrysler also said today that it is allowing customers the option of returning a new vehicle within 60 days. More specifically, ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In an attempt to generate more auto-loan business, Pentagon Federal Credit Union recently unveiled what it's calling attractive interest rates for new, used and refinanced vehicles. Currently available only for a short time, officials indicated the contract can ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — As a way to help consumers prepare for a vehicle purchase, Kelley Blue Book on Tuesday entered into a partnership with Mint.com, a free online personal finance service from Intuit. Thanks to this agreement, officials explained Kelley Blue ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings were up double digits for the first six months of 2010. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, filings came in at 770,117, up 14 percent over 675,351 filed during the same period last year. ... [Read More]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Even though one minute past midnight on July 1 marked what Southwest Title Loans calls the end of the payday loan industry in Arizona, the company says it is continuing to provide short-term title loans to consumers. According ... [Read More]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Insurance Salvage Solutions, a leading independent insurance salvage auction in Florida, announced the opening of two facilities Wednesday. The new Florida facilities are in Auburndale and Pembroke Pines, Fla. These two facilities are designed to complement ISS's North ... [Read More]

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nicholas Financial recently announced it has been included on the Russell Microcap Index during Russell Investment's annual reconstitution of its family of U.S. indices, which became effective at the close of business on June 25. Membership in ... [Read More]