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NewsJuly 3, 2012

Finance Amounts Reach Six-Year High

Auto loan volume for the first quarter was 49 percent higher than three years ago, and 25 percent higher than the recession-era low in March 2010.

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NewsMay 8, 2012

Fitch: Underwriting Looser, But Reasonable

In a note to bondholders, Fitch Ratings said it believes the move toward slightly riskier borrowers in prime auto ABS pools is unlikely to present a near-term risk.

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NewsMay 1, 2012

New Credit at Highest Point Since 2008, Equifax Reports

New non-mortgage credit balances continue to increase, while new auto, bank and retail cards, consumer finance, home equity and student loan credit rose by $61 billion in January.

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ArticlesApril 13, 2012

A Driving Force

With strong sales driven by low interest rates and on-time payments, 2011 finished with a bang.

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NewsApril 5, 2012

FTC Targets Two Auto Loan Modification Companies

The Federal Trade Commission filed charges and requested a U.S. district court to stop the specific practices of two auto loan modification companies operating in California.

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NewsMarch 29, 2012

First Niagara Launches Auto Finance Unit

First Niagara Financial Group is on the move, announcing yesterday that it is entering the auto finance market with a new slate of financing options for dealers in the Northeast.

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NewsMarch 27, 2012

Consumers Using Home Equity to Buy Cars Again

The use of home equity loans to buy new cars is on the rise again, though not nearly to pre-recession levels, according to Bandon, Ore.-based CNW Research’s Art Spinella.

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NewsMarch 20, 2012

Losses for Prime Auto Loan ABS at Record Low, Fitch Reports

Performance remained stellar for U.S. prime auto ABS, with losses dropping to a new record low, according to the latest index results from Fitch Ratings.

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NewsMarch 20, 2012

Ally Financial Renews Credit Facilities

Ally Financial Inc. has renewed $15 billion in credit facilities at both its parent company and its banking subsidiary, Ally Bank.

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NewsMarch 6, 2012

Equifax, Moody's Predict Growth in Auto Finance Market

U.S. consumer credit data from CreditForecast.com, a joint product of Equifax and Moody's Analytics, projects a rebounding consumer environment along with recovering auto and home markets in 2012.

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