Facebook Tweet Email Link Tricolor, a major subprime auto lender specializing in buyers without social security numbers or credit histories, is going out of business. The company filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday. Most companies that file for bankruptcy intend to stay in business. But Tricolor does not – it plans to liquidate. Tricolor has not been available for comment. Tricolor’s …
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Mortgage rates plunge on Fed rate cut hopes, and many lenders may quote in the high 5% range
After a disappointing spring and summer, the housing market could start to heat up as fall approaches with the latest plunge in mortgage rates. Bond yields tumbled on Friday as the weaker-than-expected jobs report raised expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The 10-year Treasury yield dived 10 basis points to 4.076%, the lowest since April. Meanwhile, the average …
Read More »Car finance payouts limited, but lenders aren’t off the hook
There may well be a few sighs of relief from senior finance company and banking executives following the Supreme Court’s ruling, but it is unlikely you will hear the champagne corks popping. The verdict does almost certainly reduce the potential compensation bill significantly. Lenders no longer face the prospect of having to pay £30bn to £40bn to aggrieved car buyers. …
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