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Spurred by extending loan terms, a record-number of consumers — 31% — turned in cars with negative equity in 2016, in order to get their next vehicle, according to data from Edmunds.com. This trend, and longer-term loans, are not expected to reverse anytime soon, Greg McBride, chief analyst at Bankrate.com, told AFN — until the next recession hits, that is.
Auto lender Arivo Acceptance wanted to develop new software faster, so it enlisted a group mainly comprised of interns with...
Extra-long car loans can lower consumers’ monthly payments, but they also keep dealers from selling vehicles to those customers for...
Alternative asset management firm Bayview Asset Management in the past five years has purchased about $25 billion in auto collateral through bulk...
Luxury vehicle dealerships are fighting a rapidly growing scam in which fraudsters impersonate delivery companies to steal vehicles. Kalamazoo, Mich.-based...
David Thompson
David Thompson
David Thompson
