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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

APR on new & used financing stays nearly steady in October

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Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, 02:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As experts from ALG and Kelley Blue Book watched average transaction prices (ATP) for new models climb again in October, Edmunds noticed average interest rates for new-vehicle financing remained below 6% for the fourth month in a row. Edmunds pegged ... [Read More]

Fed reiterates timing when rate-cut impact truly surfaces

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Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, 01:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While referencing conditions of consumers who might be purchasing particular vehicles in your inventory or are already contract holders within your portfolio, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the impacts made by policymakers involving interest rates do not necessarily fire as ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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From the editor: A crisis facing repossession agents

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Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, 07:03 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While the overall automotive industry might be relatively healthy, no doubt there are dealerships struggling with aged inventory, auctions stressed to keep commercial consignors satisfied and finance companies wringing their hands over compressed margins and wavering portfolio performances. But if ... [Read More]

A tale of two candidates and a vital lesson for hiring managers

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Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, 09:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel founder and chief executive officer Don Jasensky addressed what he believes is the most common hiring mistake employers make. The National Automotive Finance Association board member discussed when dealerships and finance companies might pass on a potentially high ... [Read More]

2 separate Inovatec surveys shed light on pain points for lenders & consumers

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Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While enhancements in auto financing certainly have been made over the years, a pair of surveys orchestrated by Inovatec Systems Corp., revealed areas where improvements still could be made for the benefit of finance companies and consumers. This week, Inovatec ... [Read More]

August recoveries improve based on S&P auto ABS data

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Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While some overall metrics in the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector demonstrated seasonality, S&P Global Ratings also spotted some improvements in recoveries for both prime and subprime. According to its latest report, U.S. Auto Loan ABS Tracker: August ... [Read More]

TMCC’s ‘commitment to innovation’ made through latest financing action

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Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. (TMCC) said it made a complex financing move that the captive said was “demonstrating the company’s commitment to innovation and advancing its reputation as an industry leader.” On Thursday, TMCC announced that it issued its first ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance executive receives AFSA honor

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Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As another member of the auto-finance industry became chairman of the American Financial Services Association’s board of directors, an executive who has been with Credit Acceptance since 1996 received AFSA’s Distinguished Service Award (DSA) during the organization’s annual meeting in ... [Read More]

6 executive moves made by Location Services

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Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, 02:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Location Services announced six executive-level personnel moves on Wednesday, welcoming four new members to its management team and elevating two other individuals into higher leadership posts. The provider loss-mitigation outsource solutions for the financial services industry began its rundown of ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook set to launch another webinar series

news update
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook is preparing to offer the industry another way to stay up to date on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s activities. Hudson Cook partners Eric Johnson and Justin Hosie will be hosts for a new monthly webinar series titled, ... [Read More]
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