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FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Cox Automotive: Auto credit tightens for fourth straight month
Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive spotted a potential reason if your store is having more trouble getting deals bought through your network of finance companies. Access to auto credit declined for the fourth straight month in August, according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability ... [Read More]
Primeritus elevates Conners to be COO
Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The leadership transformation of Primeritus Financial Services continued with an announcement the provider of recovery management, skip-tracing and remarketing shared on Monday. Already with a new chief executive officer and chief financial officer in place, Primeritus said it has promoted ... [Read More]
New EasyCare VSC covers technology, electronic components & safety systems
Monday, Sep. 12, 2022, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EasyCare wants to help your dealership customers feel more confident about taking delivery of that vehicle that has some of the latest technology available. On Monday, the APCO Holdings brand introduced TechCare, a new vehicle service contract (VSC) designed exclusively ... [Read More]
Portfolio promotes Cunha to managing director
Friday, Sep. 9, 2022, 01:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Portfolio likes the work done by Jim Cunha, so this week the provider of reinsurance and F&I programs to auto, RV and powersports dealers appointed him as a managing director for sales and agent development. The company highlighted Cunha brings ... [Read More]
Prestige hires former Capital One exec as CFO
Friday, Sep. 9, 2022, 01:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, Prestige Financial Services, a portfolio company of the Larry H. Miller Company, announced the appointment of Pepo Tsvetanov as its new chief financial officer in a move that was effective on Tuesday. According to a news release, Tsvetanov ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Balance of 2022 outlook for F&I product sales and profit potential
Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022, 02:14 PM
Travis Wools, Protective Asset Protection
Today’s automotive industry continues to see noticeable changes in everything from consumer demand, behavior, and shopping patterns to the way operations are dealing with an ongoing shortage of inventory, parts, and labor. What’s more, the shopping process itself continues to ... [Read More]
PODCAST: New Primeritus Financial Services CEO Steve Norwood
Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2022, 06:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This summer certainly has been a season of change for Primeritus Financial Services, which now has a new chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Taking on the CEO post is Steve Norwood, who previously led Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems ... [Read More]
RISC Pro fees waived for new members through rest of 2022
Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2022, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, RISC collaborated with MBSi Corp. to deploy VendorConnect, what they called a “revolutionary” compliance management solution that can allow access to a comprehensive list of compliant, vetted third-party vendors in the repossession industry. This week, RISC announced free ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How crypto helps lenders cover loan values
Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2022, 02:05 PM
Fred Brothers, Cion Digital
Auto repossessions are on the rise. Subprime repos are up 11% since 2020, according to Jalopnik. Even among prime borrowers with excellent credit scores, repossession rates have doubled from 2% to 4% in the past two years, according to Barron’s. ... [Read More]
PODCAST: More insight about Experian Q2 auto finance data with Melinda Zabritski
Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, 01:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski shared more time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss which auto finance metrics landed within expectations for the second quarter and which ones did not. Zabritski also touched on how ... [Read More]
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