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NewsSeptember 28, 2010

Small Business Bill Raises SBA Floorplan Loan Cap to $5 Million

On Monday, President Barack Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 in the presence of lawmakers, governors and several small business owners who championed the legislation. The new bill expands upon a Small Business Administration pilot program that made available floorplan financing loans of up to $2 million to U.S. auto dealers. The new bill raises the limit on such loans to $5 million for creditworthy dealers.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2010

Fortegra Financial Files for IPO

Fortegra Financial Corporation announced that it has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2010

Demand High, Approval Rates Low for Subprime

The latest figures from CNW Research indicate that car buyers with FICO scores below 619 are still having a tough time obtaining new and used financing.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2010

Wells Fargo Provides Carolina Finance With Credit Facility

Wells Fargo Preferred Capital, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, has provided a revolving credit facility to Carolina Finance LLC.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2010

Prestige Financial Establishes $150 Million Conduit Facility

Prestige Financial Services Inc. has established a $150 million asset-backed commercial paper conduit facility through JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in Chicago.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2010

Wells Fargo Provides K STReet Finance With $12 Million Credit Line

Wells Fargo Preferred Capital, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, has provided a $12 million revolving credit facility to K STReet Finance Inc.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2010

U.S. Bank Provides Chrysler With Consumer Leasing

Chrysler Group LLC said Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement with U.S. Bank to provide consumer leases on select 2010 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 7, 2010

Santander Completes Acquisition of HSBC’s Auto Loan Business

HSBC Holdings PLC, a UK-based provider of banking and financial services, has sold its remaining U.S. consumer auto finance business for $3.56 billion in cash to Santander Consumer USA Inc.

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NewsAugust 31, 2010

Auto Loan ABS Performance Follows Seasonal Downshift

The performance of U.S. auto loan ABS is starting to exhibit seasonal negative trends, according to the auto loan ABS indices results from Fitch Ratings.

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NewsAugust 31, 2010

FDIC: Reduced Loan-Loss Provisions Push Bank Earnings to Three-Year High

Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported an aggregate profit of $21.6 billion in the second quarter of 2010, a $26 billion improvement from the $4.4 billion net loss the industry posted in the second quarter of 2009.

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