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NewsFebruary 27, 2018

LMC, J.D. Power: Mixed Results Expected for February

Average incentive spending in February is poised to fall for the first time since 2013 due to lower spending by Domestic manufacturers on trucks and SUVs. The two firms also project a 400,000-unit decrease in the SAAR and a 3% decline in retail sales.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 22, 2018

TransUnion: Auto Loan Growth Slowing

Originations continued to fall at a faster rate than previous years, as finance sources continued to tighten underwriting standards during 2017’s end-of-year quarter. TransUnion officials, however, say the sector is performing well as the economy remains relatively strong.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 22, 2018

Military Lending Act's December Update More Harmful Than First Thought

A Hudson Cook attorney told industry trade groups in a Jan. 18 memo that the Defense Department’s Dec. 14 interpretative rule, combined with something else it did in July 2015, makes it ‘highly unlikely that any dealer or finance source will be willing to originate or purchase’ a vehicle finance transaction if credit-protection products are included.

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NewsFebruary 22, 2018

US Bank to Offer Financing Decisions Through AutoGravity

A new partnership between U.S. Bank and AutoGravity adds a vehicle-financing application and pre-approval component to U.S. Bank’s website.

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Newsby Paul Mac DonaldFebruary 22, 2018

Volvo to Add V60 Wagon to Subscription Service

Volvo Cars said this week it will add its V60 to its Care by Volvo subscription program when the redesigned station wagon makes its U.S. arrival in 2019.

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NewsFebruary 20, 2018

ELEAD1ONE Introduces DealBuilder Digital Retailing Solution

ELEAD1ONE’s ‘game-changing’ application was designed to keep dealerships central to the online car-buying process.

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ArticlesFebruary 19, 2018

Fraud Alert: Dealer Loses $88K to ID Thief

A web-savvy sales manager made a sweet deal that went sour when the ‘buyer’ turned out to be a sophisticated online scammer.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 15, 2018

New York Fed: Credit Scores Rise as Household Debt Reaches New Peak

Credit scores in the fourth quarter of 2017 were only a half a point higher than the median score recorded during the first quarter of 2009. And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2017 auto loan origination volume reached the highest level it has ever observed.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2018

PAC Offers Free MLA Compliance Calculator

Partners Alliance Corp. has introduced a calculation solution designed to help dealers address the December 2017 interpretation of the Military Lending Act.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 13, 2018

BB&T Switches Back to Markups as CFPB Shifts Away From Enforcement

BB&T announced its move about a week after the CFPB’s acting director stripped enforcement powers from the division responsible for pursuing discrimination cases in the auto finance arena. BB&T will officially make the switch on March 14.

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