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Tim Janssen, the retired president of IFS (Innovative Funding Services LLC), passed away on Aug. 14 in Largo Vista, Texas. He was 55. Janssen founded IFS in 2007 and served as president of IFS for more than 12 years until his retirement in Jan. 1.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell officially announced a widely expected cut to the federal funds rate yesterday, dropping the central bank's target by a quarter-point to 2%.
The annual percentage rate on new financed vehicles is expected to average 6.36% in March, compared to 5.66% last year and 4.44% five years ago, according to the latest report from Edmunds.
Ready Logistics and NextGear Capital have added a new feature to their Transportation Financing program that makes it simpler for their auction clients to add transportation costs to their floor plans.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will establish its own captive finance company by 2022 in a move that could involve the purchase of Chrysler Capital from Santander Consumer USA, the companies have confirmed.
The loan amount for a new vehicle in the first quarter of 2018 was $31,445, $921 higher than the same period in 2017. In the used segment, the average loan amount for a vehicle was $19,536, $410 higher compared to the year-ago period.
GM Financial reported $202 million in net income in the first quarter of 2017, a 23% increase over the same time last year, despite pressure on used-car values, the company has announced.
IronPlanet, an online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, debuted its next generation allEquip fixed and negotiated pricing format.
NextGear capital has named Lisa Mackie as its vice president of sales, a newly created a new position to support future growth in the inventory-financing sector, according to a company announcement.
Household debt rose by $226 billion to $12.58 trillion in the fourth quarter 2018, the highest quarterly increase since the fourth quarter 2013. It now sits just below its peak of $12.68 trillion in the third quarter 2008, according to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.