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Ally Financial said it will make up to $750 million available to DriveTime for the purchase of retail contracts over the coming year.
With current CFO Chris Halmy set to retire on March 1, 2018, Ally Financial today announced that Jenn LaClair is joining the company as CFO designate, with the intent that she will be appointed to succeed Ally's retiring CFO.
Forty-nine U.S. auto dealers have been nominated for the 2017 Time Dealer of the Year award, according to Ally Financial. For being nominated, Ally will contribute $1,000 to each dealer's charity of choice.
Dealers in Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and Wisconsin will soon be able to econtract with Ally through Dealertrack. Ally currently offers econtracting in 42 states, and hopes to complete the expansion over the next several weeks.
Ally Financial said this week it is increasing the online vehicle retailer's floorplan credit line from $60 million to $125 million. This will allow Carvana to finance approximately 7,100 vehicles, up from 3,400.
Ally Financial is now offering consumer auto financing products for vehicles purchased on Beepi, a technology company that allows consumers to purchase cars online or through their smartphones.
Five million vehicles have been sold on Ally Financial’s online auction platform, the company announced this week.
Ally Financial has renewed its exclusive sponsorship of the TIME Dealer of the Year program through 2021. Nominations for the 2016 program are now open.
Starting July 19, Ally will offer customers direct access to their FICO Scores and APR within their online accounts. The finance source has also launched a secure email feature on its site to help customers send and receive account information and documentation.
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court held that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act, dashing the hopes of industry insiders who believed a ruling against the controversial legal theory would put a kibosh on the CFPB’s actions in auto lending.