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NewsDecember 4, 2014

CNW: November’s TDR Hits 16.8 Million Despite Consumer Confidence Slip

Consumers may have their doubts about the economy, but they’re feeling pretty good about their personal economic situations. It’s one of the reasons CNW’s True Delivery Rate reached 16.8 million units in November.

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NewsDecember 2, 2014

Manheim Adds Experienced Executive to Leadership Team

Manheim selected Shane O’Dell to serve as senior vice president of wholesale service, a new role within the company. O’Dell has worked in the vehicle finance industry since 1995.

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NewsDecember 2, 2014

Loan Amounts Reach Record Highs in Q3

Experian Automotive reported this week that average dollar amount for both new and used vehicle loans reached all-time highs in the third quarter, climbing to $27,799 and $18,576, respectively.

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NewsDecember 2, 2014

KBB: New-Car Transaction Prices Up in November

New-car prices have increased by $165 from November last year, while rising $568 from a month prior. Domestic automakers have been the main beneficiaries of this trend, according to Kelley Blue Book.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoNovember 20, 2014

CFPB Needs a New 'Tool,’ Study Finds

F&I and Showroom delves into a new study commissioned by the American Financial Services Association. It concludes that the CFPB’s use of the BISG proxy method is “conceptually flawed” and could lead to overstatement of alleged harm to consumers.

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NewsNovember 20, 2014

Lincoln, VW Captives Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction, JD Power Reports

The firm's annual study shows that Lincoln Automotive Financial Services ranked highest in the luxury segment, while Volkswagen Credit took top honors in the mass-market segment.

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NewsNovember 19, 2014

CFPB Methodology Flawed, New Study Concludes

A new study released by the American Financial Services Association finds bias and high error rates in the CFPB's proxy methodology for determining disparate impact.

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NewsNovember 19, 2014

Experian Automotive: Delinquency Rates Rising

In the third quarter of 2014, 30- and 60-day automotive-loan delinquencies grew 3.7% and 8.6%, respectively, from the previous year. The change was due to growth in subprime loans.

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NewsNovember 13, 2014

Perella Weinberg to Merge Subprime Finance Companies

CarFinance Capital and Flagship Credit Acceptance will be merged into one subprime auto finance source. The combined company, which will be managed Flagship CEO Michael Ritter, will have total assets in excess of $2 billion.

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NewsNovember 13, 2014

Westlake Financial to Open Texas Production Center

Westlake Financial Services has announced plans to open a new production center in Dallas to provide improved servicing for current dealerships and increase the finance source's dealer network.

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