NEW YORK — The latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices highlighted the continued improving performance of auto loans. Standard & Poor's and Experian based their analysis on data through April of this year and found defaulting balances on vehicle loans slid ... [Read More]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Thanks to a new partnership with Santander, starting today, Chrysler dealers can ramp up the number of credit-challenged customers they are getting behind the wheel of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models. Furthermore, a Chrysler spokesperson told SubPrime ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute revealed several double-digit increases regarding several time frame comparisons when looking at latest bankruptcy totals. Beginning with first-quarter results, ABI indicated U.S. bankruptcy cases jumped 17.5 percent over the same period in 2009. That rate ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack is looking to help store management prepare for the imminent deadline for Red Flags enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. Executives have planned a free Webinar to discuss this topic and more on May 27. Beyond ... [Read More]

FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit announced late last week the pricing of a $600 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities. This securitization is through lead managers Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities. Executives mentioned that co-managers are Credit Suisse, ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — Explaining their recent financial performance as a continued recovery from the "Great Recession," executives from Consumer Portfolio Services detailed a decline in revenue and pretax loss during the first quarter of 2010. CPS indicated that it posted a ... [Read More]

PHOENIX — Arizona Central Credit Union recently partnered with the Northern Arizona Council of Governments to offer a program meant to help low-income individuals purchase a vehicle. Officials explained the basis for Wheels to Work is to assist individuals with limited ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — The performance of auto asset-backed securities is a key factor in investors' and capital markets' appetite for such issuances. And with the auto lending markets tight, keeping a close eye on the performance of prime and subprime vintages ... [Read More]

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — C&G Imports, a buy-here, pay-here dealer in Arlington, Va., recently shared how solution integration of PaymentVision and Auto Master helped to enhance security and streamline financial operations for the dealership. The integration combined the solution capabilities of PaymentVision, ... [Read More]

WARREN, Mich. — The leadership of Asset Acceptance Capital Corp., a purchaser and collector of charged-off consumer debt, recently detailed how it was encouraged by the progress made in becoming more efficient and increasing purchasing, also noting that the company made strides in certain areas ... [Read More]