CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A recent report from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed the trends of subprime auto defaults at a large U.S. financial institution. The data taken into account during the analysis included applications and sales from June 2001 ... [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Late last week, GMAC Insurance announced it is launching new additions to its suite of technology-based solutions for dealers. Combined with ongoing training and support, IntelliMenu(SM) and IntelliTracker(SM) provide a state-of-the-art, custom-designed, menu-selling process with the potential to ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced today that it is entering the new year with 250 finance sources signed to its Web-based credit application management system, up nearly 75 percent from early 2007. "The tremendous growth in the number of finance ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. — ACH Collector is the latest addition to the Leedom Group's growing list of product offerings, and is designed to enhance profitability for buy-here, pay-here operators by taking full advantage of the technology their customers are already using. ACH ... [Read More]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Automotive Dealership Institute announced it has taken its F&I management training program beyond the classroom with the addition of an e-learning program.   "This Web-based F&I management course allows busy professionals to pursue their educational goals without having ... [Read More]

CHICAGO — In a time when the mortgage downfall remains top news, and word of a recession is cautiously thrown about by commentators, two recent studies took a look at how American finances are fairing. Overall, the studies discovered that consumers ... [Read More]

POWAY, Calif. — First Advantage CREDCO announced Wednesday that it will be providing a suite of prospect lead solutions to Market Scan, a leader in vehicle desking technology for the auto market. Under the agreement, dealers using the Market Scan Desking ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — This week, RouteOne announced it has completed integration with MJL Enterprises. The RouteOne/MJL Enterprises integration is now available to dealers in the U.S. and Canada, executives indicated. Utilizing MJL Enterprises' program FIRST (Finance & Insurance Reporting & ... [Read More]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — XpressCredit recently announced it has partnered with two lenders to expand its options to new- and used-car dealers.   One of its new partners, Penn Acceptance Corp., provides dealerships with finance solutions for "A to D credit" customers. Customer ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced that it has partnered with TDEC. The deal will integrate TDEC's imaging and data entry services with RouteOne's eContracting image and data services delivery platform, according to officials. RouteOne dealers can now submit paper ... [Read More]