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AppOne Details Products Designed to Combat Red Flag Violations
Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
fBATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, recently offered an overview of its products designed to help dealers with the soon-to-be instituted Identity Theft Red Flags and Notices of Address Discrepancy, more commonly known as "Red ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Corp. Expands Line of Credit Facility
Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Credit Acceptance Corp. recently announced that it has increased the amount of its line of credit facility with a commercial bank syndicate from $133.5 million to $153.5 million. Other than described, officials indicated that there were no material ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Grows Annual Transactions 27 Percent
Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Even while calling the second half of 2007 a challenging environment, DealerTrack announced that the number of transaction processed through its network jumped 27 percent for the year. This is up to 90.9 million, compared to 71.5 ... [Read More]
NABD Releases BHPH Conference Details
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers recently announced the agenda and speakers for its 10th Annual National BHPH Conference to be held May 6-8, in Las Vegas. The conference will kick off May 6 at the newly renovated ... [Read More]
Finance Express Revamps Site, Upgrades System
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently announced it has launched a redesigned Web site, in addition to a successful system infrastructure upgrade. This marks the first Web site redesign since the company launched, and a significant investment geared toward ... [Read More]
Westlake Financial Updates Web Site
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Westlake Financial Services has launched a newly redesigned Web site. This is the first major redesign of its Web site in almost four years, executives reported. "The primary goal was to have a simple clean approach that ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Prepares for Auto Finance Workshop
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — CounselorLibrary.com and Hudson Cook will host their fifth annual Housing & Auto Finance Workshop May 4 to 6 at The Westin Annapolis in Maryland. The event is designed for clients and guest of Hudson Cook and users of ... [Read More]
Fitch Discusses Auto Finance Industry in Latest In-Depth Report
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK, N.Y. — In a recent report, Fitch Ratings announced it expects the economic weakness that occurred in the second half of 2007 to continue its downward pressure on credit metrics for the U.S. auto finance industry, leading to further ... [Read More]
ABI: Feb. Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Hit Record High Since Law Change
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — According to the latest statistics from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings climbed more than 15.2 percent in February over the previous month. Citing data from the NBRC, the American Bankruptcy Institute said overall consumer ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit’s Miller Gains Leadership Role on AFSA Board
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Preston Miller, AmeriCredit's executive vice president and co-chief operating officer, was recently installed as chair of the American Financial Services Association's Vehicle Finance Division Advisory Board. This occurred at the conclusion of the group's recent conference, just prior ... [Read More]