Designed by FICO, CU Direct Connect’s new auto-loan risk score will help credit unions make more profitable auto-lending decisions. The new feature will be available in 2015’s third quarter.
Read More →Used-car sales franchise J.D. Byrider has opened a second dealership in Richmond, Va., the sixth new J.D. Byrider franchise to open in 2015. The company now has 169 locations in 34 states.
Read More →Gerry Gould, the original host of F&I and Showroom’s F&I Tip of the Week, will cover the online video series’ Top 20 tips during his role-playing session at Industry Summit 2015.
Read More →AutoNation has signed agreements to acquire 13 stores in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, and three stores in the Baltimore, Md., market, bringing its total franchise count to 327.
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Exeter Finance Corp. has appointed Brian Donohue to the position of executive vice president of analytics and marketing.
Read More →Consumer credit defaults remained relatively stable in July, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. The on exception were auto loans, which showed an increase in defaults.
Read More →RouteOne and Santander Consumer USA, along with the finance source’s Chrysler Capital program, will make full eContracting capabilities available to all of Santander’s and Chrysler Capital’s dealers by 2016’s second quarter.
Read More →An analysis by IHS Automotive commissioned by CallSource found that dealers are failing to convert 84% of inbound prospect calls due to a lack of professionalism and inventory knowledge, among other reasons.
Read More →Edmunds’ new Edmunds Express tool allows salespeople to access the site's True Market Value reports from their desktop, allowing them to easily confirm with skeptical shoppers that a dealer’s offer is a fair deal.
Read More →After successfully completing the SSAE 16 Type I audit in December, RoadVantage sought the Type II audit to emphasize its dedication to best practices as the company continues its rapid growth, officials said.
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