AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Not surprisingly, Chrysler's Steven Landry came out this morning with a statement saying the automaker is sticking to its decision to cut 789 franchised dealers. The executive vice president of North American marketing, parts and service explained ... [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — In announcing its first quarter results, Consumer Portfolio Services said that its annualized net charge-offs came in at 11.59 percent, compared with 6.66 percent in the first quarter of last year. Moreover, the company announced that delinquencies greater than ... [Read More]

BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced that Louisiana-based Pelican State Credit Union has joined its platform. AppOne will help Pelican State Credit Union connect with auto, marine and RV dealerships in Louisiana to provide ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — Automotive Compliance Consultants recently launched a new online compliance training tool called Compliance Solved. Automotive Compliance Consultants partnered with Stone Meta, an automotive specific Web and software company, to develop this compliance tool. The service offers training modules focused ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — The recession has had a negative impact on almost all subprime auto asset-backed securities issuers; however, overall, the market appears to be staying on track, according to U.S. Structured Finance. Officials said the economic downturn has resulted in ... [Read More]

CARMEL, Ind. — J.D. Byrider said it has opened its third new location since the start of 2009, in addition to naming a director of service operations. The Monroeville, Pa., store marks the third Byrider franchise in Pittsburgh, the 10th in ... [Read More]

SOUTHAMPTON, N.J. — Recovery Management recently announced a strategic alignment with Digital Recognition Network to boost vehicle recovery rates for lenders. Thanks to the alignment, now all recovery professionals who are channeled through RMI can attempt to locate a vehicle. That's ... [Read More]

TUMWATER, Wash. — O Bee Credit Union has rolled out a program to aid customers who made payments on time on their auto loans. What the firm is calling its Pay-n-Save Auto Loan can give borrowers a 1-percent credit off their ... [Read More]

LAS VEGAS — Executives representing various floor planners and financial institutions gathered on Wednesday to talk about how the industry is faring. Just what did they say? Taking the stage at the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers conference was Scott ... [Read More]

POWAY, Calif. — First Advantage CREDCO introduced a new component to its Red Flag Solution that provides dealers with an automated means to draft, rollout, train and report on their identify theft programs required under the new Red Flags Rule. Red Flag ... [Read More]