BOSTON — Financial professionals believe that the worst of the credit crunch is not over, according to a survey conducted yesterday at the Association for Financial Professionals Annual Conference being held in Boston. Almost two-thirds (62 percent) of survey respondents indicated ... [Read More]

NEWARK, Del. — Honda Financial Services recently marked the groundbreaking for its new 26,000-square-foot Mid-Atlantic regional offices, which will support Honda's growing family of customers in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. HFS will lease the space and serve as the ... [Read More]

LAS VEGAS — A plethora of industry experts and dealers were on hand to offer presentations, participate in roundtables and answer questions at the 12th Annual Special Finance Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last month. For instance, John ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — Earlier this week, The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers announced its final list of speakers and agenda for the upcoming Underwriting & Collections Conference.  More than 600 attendees are expected to participate in the three-day event to be ... [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Detroit Trading Exchange announced Wednesday that more than 1 million finance leads have been traded through its platform in less than a year of operation.  According to officials, since its debut in November of last year, more than ... [Read More]

NASHVILLE — Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. recently received the Auto Finance Excellence Award, which was presented to the company for its e-leasing efforts during the Auto Finance Summit Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas. "Perseverance is the key word when considering Nissan ... [Read More]

NEW YORK and LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.  — Asbury announced this week that it has selected DealerTrack as its DMS solutions and technology partner. Asbury's 124 new vehicle franchises currently use DMS systems from three other providers, but will begin systematically replacing ... [Read More]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The percent of consumers upside-down on their trades has continued to decline, according to recent analysis released from Power Information Network. "From the third quarter of 2005 to the same period of this year, this measure has ... [Read More]

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Car Buyer Network, a subsidiary of CIQ, recently launched the Car Buyer Network Lead Service, which is a new service designed specifically for the independent dealer market. According to officials, the new lead service can be a cost ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced that Bank of the West, a high-performance, full-service regional financial services company, has joined the growing roster of finance sources on its Web-based credit application management system. The bank caters to customers in ... [Read More]