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NewsMarch 2, 2010

AmeriCredit Expands and Extends Warehouse Credit Facility

AmeriCredit Corp. announced Monday the expansion and extension of its warehouse credit facility to $1.3 billion, which includes commitments from eight lenders.

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NewsMarch 2, 2010

Wells Fargo Extends Westlake Financial Services $100 Million Credit Facility

Westlake Financial Services, a full-spectrum indirect auto finance company, received a new $100 million revolving securitization facility from Wells Fargo Preferred Capital. The facility will be funded through a Westlake subsidiary, Westlake Funding III, and has a maturity of three years.

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NewsMarch 2, 2010

Finance Express Adds Wachovia Dealer Services to Loan Platform

Finance Express, a provider of Web-based financial services and technology for independent dealerships, announced today that it has added Wachovia Dealer Services to its platform.

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NewsMarch 1, 2010

NADA Pushes for More Lending in Wholesale Auto Credit Market

Lending to the nation’s 17,000 franchised dealers to purchase new- and used-vehicle inventory continues to lag, making it a top issue for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). The dealer association said that a hearing on Feb. 25 by the Congressional Oversight Panel on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) highlights the ongoing need to provide more liquidity for auto business lending.

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NewsMarch 1, 2010

Asbury’s 4Q 2009 Revenue Improves on Strength of New and Used Vehicles

Asbury Automotive Group Inc. reported income from continuing operations of $5 million for the fourth quarter 2009, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $352.4 million in the year-ago period.

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NewsMarch 1, 2010

National 60-Day Delinquency Rate Remains Flat In 4Q 2009

The national 60-day auto delinquency rate showed no change between the third and fourth quarters of 2009 at 0.81 percent, according to TransUnion's quarterly analysis of trends in the auto industry.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2010

New Credit Rules Decoded

Risk-Based Pricing Rules represent the latest in consumer-protection regulations, but they aren’t easy to decipher. Compliance expert breaks down the rules and offers some guidance.

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NewsFebruary 23, 2010

Carbiz Inc. Loses Funding, Ceases Operations

Carbiz Inc. has officially ceased operations, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The news follows months of uncertainty for the buy-here, pay-here (BHPH) dealer group, which operated 25 stores in nine states.

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NewsFebruary 23, 2010

MB Financial Bank Joins Wolters Kluwer Loan Platform

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced today that MB Financial Bank has joined its AppOne platform to automate and help simplify loan processing for motorcycle dealers.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 23, 2010

Protective Talks Credit, F&I Products and GAP’s Improved Stance

The magazine goes one-on-one with Brent Griggs, president of Protective’s Asset Protection Division, to discuss a host of topics ― from the F&I product sales and the credit market, to the company’s recent purchase of Prizm. Find out why the company is feeling positive about the coming year.

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