ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The majority of participants, 65 percent, in a recent American Bankruptcy Institute Quick Poll predicted that bankruptcies in 2009 would increase by at least 35 percent over the nearly 1.1 million cases filed in 2008. Fifty-three percent of ... [Read More]

KETTERING, Ohio — GE Money, a division of GE Capital, and American Suzuki Motor Corp. announced a multi-year agreement to provide consumer financing for its motorcycles, all terrain vehicles and scooters. The Suzuki Installment Finance program, managed by GE Money's Sales ... [Read More]

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — JM&A Group announced it is now guaranteeing a specific profit per finance deal for new dealer customers. Those dealers now have the assurance of adding $200 to their bottom line for each deal, what company officials tout as the industry's ... [Read More]

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — CUDL officials announced this week that they're partnering with the creator of the "Invest in America" program, which is aimed at helping financing credit union members looking to buy vehicles from General Motors and Chrysler. The partnership links CUDL and ... [Read More]

DETROIT — ADP and Reynolds and Reynolds this week unveiled what they hope will be another successful collaboration with the goal of enhancing the loan origination process via a new company, Open Dealer Exchange. Officials described Open Dealer Exchange as a ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom Management Group announced it has acquired four buy-here, pay-here dealerships in southern Georgia and has renamed them AutoMaxx of Georgia.   Chris Leedom, chief executive officer of the Leedom Group, said the acquisition will bring to five ... [Read More]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Thanks to the U.S Treasury Department's recent decision to provide Chrysler Financial with access to up to $1.5 billion in loans, the lender can now offer zero-percent financing on select Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge models. The loans are available as part of ... [Read More]

PORTLAND, Ore. — First Advantage CREDCO recently announced that it has partnered with Compli to offer a complete compliance tool set for dealers and their mutual customers. First Advantage CREDCO will combine its consumer data with Compli's on-demand compliance management software solutions. Participating ... [Read More]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — XpressCredit has struck a deal with U.S. Choice Auto Rental Systems to provide the company's dealers with an online lending platform. Basically, XpressCredit dealers can now utilize the U.S. Choice program as a way to deploy current inventory to ... [Read More]

ATLANTA — Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of creditor-placed homeowners insurance, auto collateral protection insurance and related services, announced plans to establish a second service center in Duluth, Ga. The new facility will be used to accommodate the company's growing auto ... [Read More]