DALLAS — Increased interest rates were the primary factor in pushing first-quarter auto affordability down to a more than two-year low, according to Comerica Bank, which released its most recent Auto Affordability Index today. Specifically, it required 23.4 weeks of median ... [Read More]

GARDEN CITY, N.J. — Chase Auto Finance has pitched in for the Haiti relief efforts, providing  a 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE for the "100 Trucks for Haiti" campaign that will be used to help dole out food, water and medicine ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Holdings enjoyed revenue gains in the first quarter of 2010, helping the company to maintain its financial guidance forecast for the year. Executives noted that their revenue for the quarter was $56.8 million as compared with $55.7 ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Consumer bankruptcies slowed somewhat in April as compared to the previous month. But the American Bankruptcy Institute found the April total still was 15 percent higher than the amount filed during the same month in 2009. ABI shared ... [Read More]

McLEAN, Va. — Capital One Auto Finance recently reported that quarter-over-quarter auto originations are up 32 percent, but the management team said these remain down modestly from the first quarter of 2009. Originations for the first quarter came in at $1,343,463, ... [Read More]

BATON ROUGE, La. — Credit Union Acceptance Co., a service organization that represents 130 credit unions, will now offer Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' AppOne platform to its network of marine, powersports and RV dealerships. This announcement is designed to build on ... [Read More]

IRVING, Texas — Coming on the heels of reaching its four-year anniversary and hitting $100 million in total originations, Exeter Finance Corp. announced this week that it entered into a $100 million line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank. Company executives ... [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A double-digit gain in consumer auto loan unit volume help to push Credit Acceptance Corp. to quarter-over-quarter advances in both net income and revenue. Company executives shared their 2010 first-quarter financial report late last week and mentioned that loan ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Along with announcing that the parent company has been rebranded to Ally Financial and providing an update on business with Chrysler dealers, GMAC Financial Services reported this week that North American originations came in at $6.7 billion for ... [Read More]

BURLINGTON, Mass. – MoneyAisle.com has launched what its officials call one of the first online auction places for consumers to get competitive rates on auto loans and refinancing. With a rapidly growing network of banks and credit unions, currently more ... [Read More]