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F&Iby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

GWC Warranty Releases New Website Design

GWC Warranty's newly redesigned website is now live. It features simple-to-navigate content designed for dealers and customers alike. It also provides owners of GWC products with a dealer locator, and allows them to easily look up coverage, among other features.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

Q4 2015 Outstanding Loan Balances Reach Highest Level on Record, Experian Reports

Outstanding auto loan balances totaled $987 billion in the fourth quarter 2015, up 11.5% from the year-ago period and the highest level since Experian Automotive began publicly tracking the data in 2006.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

Ally Financial Increasing Carvana's Floorplan Credit Line

Ally Financial said this week it is increasing the online vehicle retailer's floorplan credit line from $60 million to $125 million. This will allow Carvana to finance approximately 7,100 vehicles, up from 3,400.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 8, 2016

Fighter Pilot Bruce Bright to Keynote Dealer Summit

Organizers of Dealer Summit have announced that Lt. Col. Bruce Bright, USMC (Ret.) will deliver a motivational keynote address at the event, which will be held May 3–5, 2016, at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel.

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F&Iby Eric GandarillaFebruary 4, 2016

AutoNation’s F&I Operations Posts $1,538 Per-Copy Average for 2015

AutoNation’s F&I operations, or what the group refers to as Customer Financial Services, lived above $1,500 in F&I gross profit per vehicle retailed (PVR) in 2015, with the business unit’s full-year revenues rising by $100.5 million from 2014.

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Auto Financeby StaffFebruary 4, 2016

KBB Releases List of Best Family Cars of 2016

Honda led the pack with five models making the list, while Chevrolet had three.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 4, 2016

AFIP Online Training Now on LightSpeed

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals has partnered with LightSpeed, an interactive virtual training system provider, to host its online certification program

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 4, 2016

Ally's 2015 Originations Surpass Target Despite Loss of GM

The former captive originated $41 billion in auto loans in 2015, surpassing the high $30 billion range it projected at the beginning of the year. Much of that was due to the 53% increase in non-GM/Chrysler originations.

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Auto Financeby StaffFebruary 4, 2016

Toyota Ends Scion Experiment

The automaker announced on Wednesday it plans to transition the youth-geared brand back into the Toyota brand, with several model-year 2017 vehicles expected to be rebadged as Toyota beginning in August.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 3, 2016

Toyota Motor Credit Agrees to Lower Markup Caps to Settle CFPB Allegations

The three-year standoff between Toyota Motor Credit, the Justice Department and the CFPB is over, with the captive agreeing to pay up to $21.9 million in restitution to minority borrowers the regulators allege were overcharged on their auto loans. The captive also agreed to lower its dealer markup caps.

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