NEW YORK — GMAC Financial Services' management team announced that it may withdraw its application to become a bank holding company due to an inability to raise enough capital. GMAC indicated that it has extended the early delivery time with respect to ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo alerted team members and dealers yesterday that Wachovia Dealer Services will take over the indirect auto lending business for Wells Fargo after the merger between the two companies, which is expected by year's end. The combined business will ... [Read More]

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently announced that dealers can now post inventory to VAST.com, AOL Autos and Overstock.com for no additional cost. VAST.com is a rapidly growing inventory posting tool with nearly 4 million vehicles posted, according to officials. [Read More]

LITTLETON, Colo. — PassTime announced that it has formed a joint venture with the Astrata Group. The new company, which will be majority owned and controlled by Astrata, will be known as PassTime Telematics Inc. (an Astrata Group Co.). Passtime Telematics ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers announced the preliminary agenda for its 11th Annual National Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference to be held May 12-14, 2009, in Las Vegas. Officials expect the program to be the largest BHPH conference in the ... [Read More]

PHILADELPHIA — VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management services and direct auto finance solutions for banks, credit unions and other automotive finance lenders, announced an increase in demand for its AUTOval portfolio optimization analysis. Apparently, more auto lenders seeking to determine ... [Read More]

TORONTO — As parent company GMAC Financial services applies to become a U.S. bank holding company, GMAC of Canada discussed how this move could impact the Canadian industry in a positive way and also shared possible initiatives it may take to hurdle ... [Read More]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Releasing its 2008 Consumer Financing Satisfaction study today, J.D. Power and Associates reported that two import financial arms and one domestic captive took top honors in the various segments analyzed. More specifically, BMW Financial Services, Ford Credit and ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Overall, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, bankruptcy filings dipped slightly from October; however, they remained up 39.2 percent in November over the same period in 2007. Relying on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, ABI reported ... [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Military members know the value of preparation, and they use that knowledge when financing a vehicle, which generally leads to higher satisfaction, according to a recent survey by Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics. Apparently, military members lead ... [Read More]