This complimentary audio conference exclusively for AutoFinanceNews.net Members held on Wednesday July 22 at 2:00 PM eastern time will provide a comprehensive view of the U.S. economy and its future, with details on consumer demand and spending and an update on the bailout and the OEMs. The audio conference features Bill Strauss, a senior economist and economic advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a Member of AutoFinanceNews.net.Strauss joined the Chicago Fed in 1982, and his…See More

Lack of capital is the No. 1 issue gripping auto financiers these days. Without access to rationally priced funds, lenders have been forced to keep the reins tight on originations. Enter the federal government, which has created two programs meant to unlock the frozen capital markets. But the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), as the initiatives are called, are complicated, and details uncertain.This complimentary webinar exclusively…See More