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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

5 repo industry veterans form insightLPR leadership team

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Wednesday, May. 4, 2022, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Five repossession industry executives with time at companies such as DRN, RDN and PAR North America on their resumes have formed the leadership team of insightLPR, a technology company providing proprietary license plate recognition (LPR) software, hardware and data products ... [Read More]

Average PRU above $2K pushes EFG to promote Colman

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Wednesday, May. 4, 2022, 04:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies promoted 21-year retail automotive veteran James Colman to regional vice president of dealer services, and for good reason, based on details mentioned in a company press release distributed on Tuesday. EFG highlighted Colman leads his team that generates a ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Talking Safeguards Rule & soft credit pulls with Ken Hill of 700 Credit

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Wednesday, May. 4, 2022, 04:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ken Hill, managing director of 700 Credit, acknowledged during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast that he’s a “credit geek.” While that might sound like a negative moniker, Hill offered his expertise on the impact that dealers are facing ... [Read More]

Protective’s acquisition of AUL closes

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Tuesday, May. 3, 2022, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I product providers Protective Asset Protection and AUL Corp. now are both part of Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings. The transaction, which was announced on March 21, closed on Monday. “Growth through acquisitions ... [Read More]

APCO Holdings’ third executive move of 2022 involves new CFO

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Monday, May. 2, 2022, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, APCO Holdings announced its third executive move so far this year. After actions involving its senior vice president and chief information officer as well as with its senior vice president of marketing and strategy, the provider and administrator ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Product refunds in the digital era

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Friday, Apr. 29, 2022, 08:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s another part of the digital world of financial services within automotive that might not get the attention of pre-approvals and the path toward delivery, but not completing it correctly can land finance companies in trouble. It’s refunding warranties and ... [Read More]

While employment continues to stabilize, consumer confidence and debt-free aspirations sag

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Friday, Apr. 29, 2022, 03:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A variety of insights and trends from Data United LDS, the Conference Board, Fitch Ratings and Cox Automotive combined to offer quite a potential picture of the consumer who already has a contract in your portfolio or who might be ... [Read More]

PODCAST: April fraud chat with Point Predictive on taxes

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Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, 02:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the monthly installment of the Auto Remarketing Podcast about fraud with Point Predictive, we tackle taxes since consumers had to complete their state and federal filings by April 18. Point Predictive’s Justin Davis and Frank McKenna recapped some of ... [Read More]

PREMIUM PODCAST: Remote work & increasing delinquencies

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Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members, we are offering special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from this year’s Auto Intel Summit. The next episode in this series features a discussion about remote ... [Read More]

CFPB explains reasons for using ‘dormant authority’

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Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with detailing another procedural rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found another potential way to examine your operations and potentially take actions against your company. This week, the CFPB announced that it is invoking a largely unused legal ... [Read More]
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