COSTA MESA, Calif., and NEW YORK — Apparently, consumers are continuing to migrate to lower credit bands. In fact, the number of consumers falling into the super-prime category has dropped by 10 percent since the third quarter of 2008, as measured ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Bankruptcy filings in August again increased over the same month in the prior year. However, on the brighter side, the number of filings was a decline from July. More specifically, the American Bankruptcy Institution reported 119,874 consumer bankruptcy ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many Americans this Labor Day deal with record high levels of unemployment, Americans Well-Informed on Auto Retailing Economics pointed out that the importance of transportation when looking for jobs is vital. The group went on to say ... [Read More]

FORT WORTH, Texas — With many companies and reports finding that repossessions and defaults are on the upswing, recovering these vehicles has become even more important to lessening charge-offs and bolstering bottom lines. To help recover these vehicles, Toyota Financial Services recently ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — TransUnion.com discovered that the national 60-day auto delinquency rate declined between the first and second quarter from 0.83 percent to 0.73 percent. However, the annual delinquency rate was another story. The company reported that the annual rate climbed 7.35 ... [Read More]

CUPERTINO, Calif. — In tough economic times, customers can get behind or become unable to make payments. Walking the line between getting the customer current and keeping him willing to pay and hurting the relationship can be tricky.  With Chordiant Software's ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced that it has completed integration with California-based Westlake Financial Services. Westlake funds contracts through a network of more than 5,000 new and used dealerships throughout the United States. It is the financial services arm ... [Read More]

BATON ROUGE, La. — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has gained another partner that will use its AppOne platform to provide indirect lending, credit approval and compliance processes to lenders and dealerships. The new partner is ASI Federal Credit Union, one of ... [Read More]

BANDON, Ore. — CNW Research discovered that as banks, captives, credit unions and others tried to leverage the Cash for Clunkers, they allowed average FICO scores to dip. More specifically, the average FICO score, including cash, finance and lease customers, came ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — In this difficult economy, more and more customers are struggling to make their buy-here, pay-here car payments. Repossessions are occurring at record levels as customers are simply surrendering their vehicles and walking away from the balance on their ... [Read More]