5 Trends to Watch: 2019 Promises to be an Interesting Year

From the January issue: The pace of U.S. growth is expected to slow, according to most economists, who also think interest rates will rise. There is uncertainty about tariffs and, beyond the economic factors, the race between different lenders, dealers, and manufacturers to overhaul products and services is picking up. But perhaps the biggest challenge […]

• Bianca Chan
• January 17, 2019
• Capital Markets, Features, Operations, Risk, Sales & Marketing, Strategy

2019 Survival Guide: How Lenders Are Planning for the Year Ahead

From the January issue: 2018 was a strong year for auto finance as delinquency rates dropped, the economy grew, and consumer demand remained high. However, the new year finds lenders and analysts bracing for an economic slowdown. But that’s not the only worry. New-car purchases are lagging, according to Manheim’s November data, which has new-vehicle sales […]

• Nicole Casperson
• January 4, 2019
• Archives, Compliance, Credit Performance, Features, Innovation & Mobility, Risk, Strategy, Technology

5 of the More Interesting Corporate Moves of 2018

2018 will be remembered as a profitable year for the auto industry. Healthy December sales, as forecast by Cox Automotive, will drive U.S. auto sales above 17 million for the year. But car companies weren’t resting on their laurels. Many players in the auto space were positioning themselves for the future. What follows are five […]

• Bianca Chan
• December 27, 2018
• Innovation & Mobility, Operations, Strategy, Technology

BMO Harris Auto Chief Outlines Growth for AutoGravity Partnership

BMO Harris Bank is accepting online auto loan applications in California thanks to a newly inked partnership with AutoGravity, with plans to expand its online business eastward in 2019. “Primarily [the loan applications are] just from the West Coast now, and we anticipate that as the relationship [with AutoGravity] grows, we’ll see a movement more […]

• Bianca Chan
• December 7, 2018
• Innovation & Mobility, Sales & Marketing, Technology

TD Auto Aims to Resolve Customer Payments in Wake of Dealership Chain’s Bankruptcy

TD Auto Finance has worked up a plan to help borrowers negatively affected by the Reagor Dykes Auto Group bankruptcy case, according to court documents filed earlier this month. Consumers who obtained vehicles through the Lubbock, Texas-based dealership chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August, were unable to properly register their new […]

• Nicole Casperson
• November 12, 2018
• Compliance, Operations, Strategy

BBVA, NMAC, TD Bank, Wells Fargo See Tech as Top Priority for 2019

LAS VEGAS — Digital transformation and changing consumer communication trends will be top priorities for four of the nation’s largest lenders in 2019, according to an exclusive Auto Finance News survey of the resource-allocation plans among the companies’ senior executives. Results from the survey of BBVA Compass, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., TD Bank, and Wells […]

• Nicole Casperson
• November 6, 2018
• Auto Finance Summit 2018, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Strategy, Technology

NMAC, BBVA Compass, TD Auto Execs Join Auto Finance Summit Speaker Faculty

Senior executives from three of the nation’s largest financiers — Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., BBVA Compass, and TD Auto Finance — will offer a strategic evaluation of market conditions during the “Executive Dialogue” session at the 2018 Auto Finance Summit. The discussion will take place on the second day of the summit — Thursday, Oct. […]

• Nicole Casperson
• September 5, 2018
• Operations, Strategy

Dealers Prioritize Lender Communication, J.D. Power Survey Finds

As interest rates rise, dealer satisfaction with their lender partners is increasingly reliant on quick and meaningful communication with credit staff, according to the 2018 J.D. Power Dealer Financing Satisfaction Survey released this week. “Satisfaction declines by 163 points, on a 1,000-point scale, when dealers are not able to reach the credit staff,” Jim Houston, […]

• William Hoffman
• August 14, 2018
• Archives, Credit Performance, Operations