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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

Upcoming free ARA webinar to discuss intricacies of recovery litigation

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Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 06:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association is hosting a free webinar focused on recovery litigation. Patrick Newman and Tal Bakke of Bassford Remele intend to delve into several topics, including consumer notice and waiver issues as well as contractual provisions to consider ... [Read More]

Edmunds: Q1 down payments & amount financed rise for used & new

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Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Within hours of it being announced that CarMax was poised to acquire full ownership of the firm, Edmunds shared its first-quarter used-vehicle financing data, highlighting increases in both average down payments and total amount financed. Edmunds reported that the average ... [Read More]

Payix finalizes new payment processing agreement

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance company managers might do a little “happy dance” when they can establish a direct payment pipeline between the company and their contract holders. Payix finalized a payment processing agreement this week that might be worth a rhythmic reaction, too. Payix ... [Read More]

USEA invests in next-generation contact center solution

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
US Equity Advantage (USEA) is looking to ensure its technological infrastructure can meet the demands triggered by the company’s aggressive expectations. In a move the company said will enrich the customer experience, improve efficiencies and allow it to scale quickly ... [Read More]

13 states that soon might be ripe for first repossession harvest of year

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Oftentimes, it can take plants at least 60 to 90 days to germinate, grow and produce flowers, fruit or vegetables. Now that it’s springtime, the 13 states with the highest rates of 30-day delinquency at the close of 2020 soon ... [Read More]

Overall credit availability improves in February, paced by captives

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Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index showed overall improvement in February. But when Cox Automotive looked closer at the segments that often cater to consumers with less-than-prime credit, the trends differed a bit. Analysts reported that credit availability increased in February ... [Read More]

Acting FTC chair outlines new rulemaking group

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Sunday, Mar. 28, 2021, 02:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The acting leader of the Federal Trade Commission isn’t sitting idle, either, putting actions into motion similar to her counterpart at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Last week, chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced the creation of a new rulemaking group ... [Read More]

Carlton offers some clarity on new Illinois rate cap law

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Sunday, Mar. 28, 2021, 02:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite significant objections from the American Financial Services Association, in collaboration with the Illinois Financial Services Association, the Independent Finance Association of Illinois and the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into a law Illinois Senate Bill 1792 ... [Read More]

DMS & Enova partner with eye toward non-prime underwriting

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Friday, Mar. 26, 2021, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Digital Matrix Systems (DMS) and Enova Decisions announced a partnership tailored to support the risk-management needs of non-prime finance companies.  To help finance companies make decisions quickly with high accuracy and minimal exposure to fraud, DMS and Enova Decisions pointed ... [Read More]

Nationwide Acceptance taps CoreLane Technologies to streamline funding

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Friday, Mar. 26, 2021, 02:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like Humphrey Bogart said in the film, “Casablanca,” it appears CoreLane Technologies and Nationwide Acceptance are on their way to a beautiful friendship. The provider of innovative transactional connectivity solutions for dealers and finance companies announced a partnership this week ... [Read More]
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