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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

GWC Warranty adds 5 execs to sales management team

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Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2018, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When GWC Warranty announced several additions to its sales leadership team, the provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers didn’t go with “green peas” to fill these positions. This week, GWC Warranty highlighted that five newly created regional sales ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial installs permanent CFO

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Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2018, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nicholas Financial has a new chief financial officer. According to a recent announcement, Kelly Malson will become the subprime auto finance company’s CFO effective on or before June 15. Malson will replace Chad Steinorth, who rejoined the institution on March ... [Read More]

7 highlights of 2018 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey

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Monday, Jun. 4, 2018, 04:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With more data than ever to consider, the National Automotive Finance Association and the American Financial Services Association highlighted seven of the most important findings from this the 2018 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey. Released last week during the annual Non-Prime ... [Read More]

Car-Ware integrates BillingTree digital payment technology into its dealer management solutions

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Monday, Jun. 4, 2018, 04:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here is another development in the industry’s effort to help contract holders make their monthly payments in ways they prefer.  Payment technology and services provider BillingTree recently announced that auto dealer management specialists Car-Ware will integrate the myPayrazr solution suite ... [Read More]

New-car financing tightens up

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Friday, Jun. 1, 2018, 04:16 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Interest rates on new-car financing is at a near-decade high, and zero-percent deals are at a seven-year low, according to Edmunds — all while the average total amount and monthly payment on new-car finance packages has reached record levels, says ... [Read More]

FCA wants its own captive, reviews Chrysler Capital options

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Friday, Jun. 1, 2018, 01:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to confirmation from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Friday, how FCA dealers can finance inventory and their retail sales is going to change. The automaker announced it intends to establish a captive financial services arm to provide U.S. consumers with more ... [Read More]

Fitch conducts 2 stress tests to examine recovery impact

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Tuesday, May. 29, 2018, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new Fitch Ratings report shared results of internally conducted stress tests that likely won’t please recovery managers, but these findings nevertheless cannot be ignored by any finance company, regardless of size. Fitch explained that falling used-vehicle values and swelling ... [Read More]

PointPredictive leverages machine learning for income verification tool

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Tuesday, May. 29, 2018, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Through advancements in machine learning, auto finance companies now have another tool to answer one of the most important questions during the underwriting process. PointPredictive recently released its newest product — Income Validation Alert — a solution that can offer ... [Read More]

RISC acquires Recovery Standard Training

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Tuesday, May. 29, 2018, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The compliance education and training offerings from Recovery Industry Services Company (RISC) just became much more robust. On Tuesday, RISC announced the acquisition of Recovery Standard Training, which is curriculum created and maintained by Hudson Cook. Officials highlighted the program ... [Read More]

While still sizeable, rate consumers could handle a $400 emergency improves

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Thursday, May. 24, 2018, 07:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s taken five years, but federal officials are seeing an improvement if consumers faced a financial emergency roughly equal to one payment on their vehicle installment contract. The Federal Reserve Board’s latest Report on the economic well-being of U.S. households ... [Read More]
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