Articles by Special Finance Insider Staff - editor

Experian Automotive today announced that lenders continued to increase their appetite for risk in Q2 2011, with new vehicle loans for customers with credit outside of prime increasing by 22.4 percent, when compared to the previous year.

Special Finance Insider is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Potratz as a speaker at the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Exeter Finance Corp., a specialty auto finance company, announced it has been acquired by Blackstone from Navigation Capital Partners (NCP).

GWC Warranty, a leading vehicle service contract provider, has partnered with Universal Lenders LLC to provide Dealers across the country with “The ZERO Plan,” an interest-free financing option for GWC Vehicle Service Contracts.

Special Finance Insider is pleased to announce the addition of Joe Courrege as a speaker at the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Flagship Credit Acceptance, a leading national indirect automobile finance company headquartered near Philadelphia, today announced the addition of two key sales executives to help lead an expanding national sales force and continue growing its expanding nonprime and subprime auto loan origination platform.

Interactive Financial Marketing Group (IFMG), a division of Dominion Enterprises, today announced that it has added two automotive industry veterans to its company leadership in a move that augments its ability to support its dealer partners.

Special Finance Industry Expert Greg Goebel will moderate the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, presented by Special Finance Insider and part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Special Finance Insider is pleased to announce the addition of Travis Miller and Jimmy Vee as speakers at the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

DealerTrack today announced the addition of free functionality to the DealerTrack Performance Suite that enables dealers to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which went into effect on July 21, 2011.