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Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

Chrysler Financial Snares TARP Funding

Just weeks after granting GMAC LLC bank-holding-company status and providing

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

Victims of Circumstance

Over the years, we’ve watched the manual underwriting process evolve

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

In Memoriam: Joe Belew

We read with sadness this morning of the sudden passing

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

Repair Shops Thriving In Tough Economy!

Month after month, we’ve all heard the bad news about

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

Embattled Merkin Resigns As GMAC Chairman

Among an announcement that it is creating a new board

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

New Iteration of Bailout Reportedly on Its Way

In what could be a major development for the future

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing

Forest River Finance will offer prime and nonprime RV financing when the manufacturer-backed lending program launches Oct. 1. Octane is...

George Will on GMAC

George wrote a piece on GMAC for today’s Washington Post

New-leasing volume expected to drop 7% YoY in 2026

Leasing volume is expected to drop year over year by the end of 2026, in part due to the expiration...

Exclusive: Merrick Bank to exit powersports lending

Merrick Bank is exiting powersports lending at the end of this month, potentially providing an opportunity for lenders who operate...

September auto ABS market up on tight spreads, strong investor demand (Big Wheels)

Good investor appetite and lower costs drove multiple financiers to issue auto asset-backed securitization deals in September. Auto asset-backed...

Forest River Finance to offer prime, nonprime RV financing