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Auto Financeby StaffDecember 30, 2014

N.Y. Shuts Down Subprime Auto Lender

Condor Capital must pay an estimated $8 million in restitution to harmed customers, a $3 million penalty and admit violations of the Dodd-Frank Act and New York state law. The lender will also surrender its licenses in all states.

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Auto Financeby StaffDecember 30, 2014

Government Loses $9.26 Billion on Auto Bailout

According to a report released by the U.S. Treasury Department this week, the government lost more than $9 billion on its bailout of General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and auto lending arms Ally Financial Inc. and Chrysler Financial.

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Auto Financeby Brittany-Marie SwansonDecember 19, 2014

Ally Subpoenaed By DOJ

On the same day the U.S. Department of the Treasury sold the last of its remaining 54.9 million shares of Ally common stock, Ally Financial revealed that it has received a subpoena from the Department of Justice related to subprime auto lending.

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F&Iby StaffDecember 18, 2014

J.D. Power Projects Highest December SAAR in Eight Years

New-vehicle retail sales in December are expected to reach a SAAR of 14.2 million units, the highest level since 2006.

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Auto Financeby StaffDecember 18, 2014

Legal Expert Rings in the Holidays With ‘12 Days of Dealership Compliance’

AutoStar Solutions’ Steve Levine shares a dozen simple ways dealers can guard their businesses from the government Grinch.

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Complianceby StaffDecember 18, 2014

Dealer Charged With 30 Felonies

A North Carolina dealer was charged with pocketing money he obtained from five finance sources and seven customers related to the sale of seven cars.

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Digitalby StaffDecember 18, 2014

Spiffit Announces Certified Integration With Dealertrack

Dealertrack users can now easily implement and manage Spiff programs using Spiffit’s application through the software provider's DMS.

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Digitalby StaffDecember 18, 2014

Dealertrack to Acquire DMS Provider incadea plc

Dealertrack is expected to pay $190.3 million for incadea plc, a DMS provider that has more than 75,000 worldwide end users in nearly 3,500 dealerships.

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Complianceby StaffDecember 18, 2014

FBI: N.J. Dealer Now a Fugitive

A luxury-car dealer who lost his dealership license in September has fled the country, thwarting efforts by his customers to recoup thousands of dollars.

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Digitalby StaffDecember 17, 2014

A1 Software Announces Mobile-Focused Sales Platform

A1 Software Group has announced its new dealership sales solution, Selly, a mobile focused, lightweight platform for automotive sales. Selly is designed for small- to medium-sized dealerships and was initially distributed as a mobile app.

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