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LocateSmarter welcomes ‘SkipGuru’ as director of training and development
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, 02:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The “SkipGuru” has embarked on his next professional challenge. Alex Price, the frequent Used Car Week speaker and skip-tracing expert widely known as the “SkipGuru,” joined LocateSmarter, a data and analytics company, as director of training and development in a ... [Read More]
FTC launches new website to report consumer fraud
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With consumer fraud incidents on the rise — especially through a scam that started on social media — the Federal Trade Commission recently launched a new reporting system. Highlighting automotive as one of the primary segments in its opening campaign, ... [Read More]
Experian spots ‘promising signs’ of consumer credit management
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, 02:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian’s latest analysis of the credit world showed what experts are calling “promising signs of responsible credit management,” which could benefit auto financing, too. That assertion came among the key findings from Experian’s 11th annual State of Credit report, which ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings sees contract extensions continue to decline
Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings discovered contract extensions in both the prime and subprime credit segments are trending lower, according to its latest report released on Friday. Analysts found that extensions in U.S. public auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) declined for the ... [Read More]
AUL executive receives Latino business leadership award
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An executive who has been with AUL Corp. for nearly 20 years has been honored with a Latino Business Leadership Award by the North Bay Business Journal as part of the publication’s fifth annual competition. AUL financial reporting and analysis ... [Read More]
PODCAST: RISC CEO about Program LIFT to support teens
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, 03:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RISC chief executive officer Stamatis Ferarolis appeared on the Auto Remarketing Podcast not only to share his observations about the repossession and recovery industry, but also to describe a new project to help a demographic impacted significantly by the pandemic. ... [Read More]
2 more repo agencies merge into ART Asset Adjusters
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 06:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last month, ART Asset Adjusters came to fruition as the result of merging six repossession and recovery agencies serving California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. On Tuesday, ART Asset Adjusters expanded its footprint into Texas by merging two ... [Read More]
One View launches tool for dealers to store and track contracts
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 04:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships ask their customers to complete and sign a wide array of contracts during the financing and delivery processes. This week, One View rolled out a solution to help dealerships keep track of contracts they sign. The auto industry-specific data ... [Read More]
NAC completes fourth independent F&I agency acquisition of 2020
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 04:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Make that four acquisitions so far this year for National Auto Care. NAC, which has provided F&I products, administration, consulting services, training and marketing support to independent agents, insurance companies, financial institutions, third-party administrators and credit unions for more than ... [Read More]
National Auto Care completes third F&I agency acquisition since July
Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This year’s turmoil certainly isn’t slowing acquisition activity by National Auto Care. This week, NAC announced its third acquisition since July, finalizing a deal to secure Assurance Marketing, Inc., an independent automotive F&I agency based in Oklahoma that has provided ... [Read More]