Finance & Insurance

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‘Mindset’ matters for a dealership finance manager

An auto dealership finance manager’s “belief system” heavily contributes to their finance and insurance performance, according to Jeremiah Shelton, vice president of training and development for F&I product provider EasyCare.

March 26, 2025 04:56 PM
Dealership average F&I gross profit per vehicle still up 50% from 2019

Finance managers preserved gains in average F&I gross profit per vehicle made during the COVID-19 pandemic and inventory shortage, StoneEagle data shows.

March 26, 2025 04:36 PM
Scammers are pushing auto loan fraud to record levels

Auto loan fraud continues to grow to record levels, a new study shows.

March 25, 2025 07:41 PM
Champ expects more states to add electronic titling; N.J. e-lien deadline near amid growth in demand to go digital

Momentum appears to be growing for states to handle vehicle titling and liens electronically, a capability that has the potential to smooth transactions for dealerships.

March 24, 2025 12:00 PM
Economic and psychological factors influence car buyers in the F&I office

Car buyers are struggling with outside economic factors while affordability challenges persist within the car market.

March 21, 2025 05:29 PM
FTC firings could put consumer rulings in legal limbo

President Donald Trump’s firing of two commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission puts the U.S. consumer protection in uncharted waters, its actions are in legal limbo until courts clarify the status of the fired commissioners, experts said.

March 20, 2025 06:09 PM
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged; dealers say high rates are still a problem

The federal funds rate target range will remain 4.25 to 4.5 percent.

March 19, 2025 06:36 PM
Hyundai owner sues, alleging dealership didn’t cover repairs under warranty

A Connecticut dealership was sued by a customer who said the store should have covered warranty repair work instead of pushing that off to a service contract administrator.

March 19, 2025 04:00 PM
Incentives and payments pull on auto loan term lengths

Some car buyers use the length of their loan to manage their monthly payments.

March 19, 2025 02:00 PM
Former subprime lender sentenced to four years in prison

The CEO of now-defunct Honor Finance, an Evanston, Ill.-based subprime auto lending company, was sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a bank fraud scheme.

March 17, 2025 10:05 PM
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