Most of the major financing metrics Edmunds tracks regularly are poised to set new records. With the retail price of new and used vehicles so high, Edmunds reported on Friday that the average amount financed and monthly payments recorded during ... [Read More]

The American Recovery Association (ARA) gained more traction on the compliance front this week. ARA announced through a news release that Flying A Information Resources has chosen the association’s compliance monitoring system to assist the firm in vetting and monitoring ... [Read More]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau database indicated that the agency received 527,243 consumer complaints during the 12-month span that closed on Feb. 28. Of that amount, only 8,042 complaints — or 1.5% — fell into the categories that the CFPB ... [Read More]

Credit availability for auto financing in February rose to the highest level that experts have seen in seven years. But fueled in part by soaring prices, including for new vehicles, conditions prompted one expert to project that the U.S. economy ... [Read More]

In the next installment of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association earlier this month in Las Vegas, senior editor Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with Stuart Holmes, Experian’s senior ... [Read More]

In a conversation recorded during NADA Show 2022 in Las Vegas, Paul McCarthy of AUL Corp. shared recommendations for dealers to help them keep the strong profit momentum they’re currently enjoying in the F&I department. The senior vice president of ... [Read More]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a firm that used a government website as part of its scheme connected with consumer credit reports. This week, the FTC obtained an order halting a credit repair scheme that allegedly bilked ... [Read More]

This episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during this year's American Financial Services Association’s Vehicle Finance Conference features Tracy McArthur, who is vice president of automotive lending at Equifax. McArthur shared with senior editor Nick Zulovich about how finance companies ... [Read More]

The American Financial Services Association highlighted that 11 members of the U.S. House sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau containing seven questions triggered by the regulator saying it is “moving to thwart illegal repossessions in the heated ... [Read More]

On Tuesday, EFG Companies announced a pair of achievements aimed at bolstering its commitment to deliver data security for its clients, partners and contract holders. The company gained two certifications, including: • Certification by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards ... [Read More]