auto lending

• Auto Loan Growth a Top Priority for Some CUs: TransUnion

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 27, 2013

  Survey at GAC finds more than half of respondents saying auto presents greatest loan growth potential.

• Auto Lending Scams Grow, Prompt Alerts

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 27, 2013

  A Lexus dealership, sun-soaked Miami Beach, a rogue police officer and nearly a dozen criminal accomplices. It might sound like the early sketches of a Hollywood action film, but the setting and characters are real.

• Auto Trade Groups Question CFPB’s Indirect Lending Guidance

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 22, 2013

  NADA, NAMAD say bureau is relying on statistical analysis of past transactions, not intentional conduct.

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  ‘Your Ride, Your Rules’ for First-Time Car Buyers at Generations FCU

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 22, 2013

  San Antonio credit union offers special terms, financial literacy education as part of the package.

• Auto Lending Rates Rule the Road

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 20, 2013

  More dealership alliances, better marketing, lower rates or a combination of all three?

• Five CUs Make Nation’s Top 25 Auto Lenders List: SNL Financial

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 13, 2013

  Navy Federal comes in at 14th while PenFed, at 22nd, posts highest quarterly growth rate among the top 25 in 4Q 2012.

• 510 Largest CUs Account for 80% of Auto Loan Growth

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 13, 2013

  CUNA Mutual Group says industry's total vehicle loan portfolio increased in each of the past 12 months.

• Favorable Loan Terms, Low Rates Push Monthly Car Payments Down: Experian

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 7, 2013

  Average loan terms for a new vehicle jumped to an all-time high of 65 months, up from 63 months in Q4 2011.

• CU Direct Confab to Feature Diverse Speaker Lineup

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 4, 2013

  Las Vegas gathering in May to feature economists, consultants and lending marketplace expertise.

• Auto Loan Delinquency Rates Drop to Near Record Low: TransUnion

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 28, 2013

  The ratio of borrowers that are 60 more days past due on their auto loans continue to remain at near historic low levels, TransUnion says.