Arra Finance has agreed to acquire Crescent Bank’s automotive division, quadrupling origination volume and adding about 180 employees, $1 billion in assets and $815 million in existing auto loans. +

Dealertrack’s Credit Availability Index maintained a steady upward course in May, improving to 96.7, a modest month-over-month increase and a nearly three-year high. +

Experian has launched Cashflow Score, a new solution designed to help finance sources gauge creditworthiness by accessing and analyzing consumer-permissioned transaction data. +

Dealertrack’s Credit Availability Index improved 3% year-over-year in February, but negative indicators such as subprime share, term, down payments and negative equity added risk to loan portfolios. +

SubPrime’s Nick Zulovich reports on the latest developments as federal regulators that govern auto retail and finance are reshaped and reformed under a second Trump administration. +

The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index improved to 95.4 in January, a 2.9% year-over-year improvement driven in part by a 100-basis-point market share gain for subprime borrowers. +

TransUnion now offers a creditworthiness score based on the applicant’s banking activities, potentially adding options for car buyers without access to “mainstream” credit. +

The latest new-vehicle sales and finance reports from Cox Automotive show strong sales and credit availability as incentives offset higher prices to sustain affordability. +