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Rising Loan Amounts Drive Consumers to the Used-Vehicle Market

The auto finance segment is growing at a healthy rate, but average new-vehicle loan amounts are outpacing the market, driving an increasing number of car buyers — including those with prime and superprime credit scores — out of the showroom and onto the used-car lot.

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Study: Tesla Drivers Have Highest Credit Scores

An analysis of more than 35,000 loans for pre-owned vehicles on the LendingTree platform finds Tesla, Porsche, and Lexus buyers had the highest average credit scores.

Auto Finance Data Reveals Affordability Concerns

Fourth-quarter loan balances reached an all-time high for the third year in a row, but records broken for amounts financed and monthly payments raise affordability concerns.

TransUnion, FICO Team Up on New Credit Scoring System

Based on TransUnion’s CreditVision trended data, FICO Auto Score 9 XT is specifically designed for the auto finance marketplace. The scoring system ignores paid off collection agency accounts, separates unpaid nonmedical accounts that have gone into collection from unpaid medical accounts in collections, and provides a deeper dive into consumer behaviors.

The Master's Mindset

Are your penetrations stuck in neutral? Top trainer explains how adopting the F&I master’s mindset creates more enjoyable — and productive — presentations.

Driving the Metal

New-vehicle registration volume returned to pre-recession levels in the third quarter thanks to a creative and willing auto finance market.

CreditMiner Integrates With Flick Fusion Platform

CreditMiner has partnered with Flick Fusion to incorporate its real-time soft credit-pull technology with Flick Fusion’s online and mobile video platform.

AutoAlert Launches Conquest Sales Tool for the Service Drive

AutoAlert’s latest product, called CreditConvert, helps dealers increase their service drive selling opportunities with real-time soft credit pulls and equity information.

Consumer Complaints Hit 677,000, CFPB Reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received more than 677,000 consumer complaints as of August 1, according to the bureau’s monthly consumer complaints snapshot. The biggest increase was in credit reporting complaints.

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CU Direct to Launch Custom Auto-Loan Risk Score

Designed by FICO, CU Direct Connect’s new auto-loan risk score will help credit unions make more profitable auto-lending decisions. The new feature will be available in 2015’s third quarter.

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