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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

FICO hosting free webinar to share best practices in using automated communications

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Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s a new year, and FICO is hopeful 2018 will be filled with new customers coming into company portfolios. In an effort to help institutions communicate with this new batch of contract holders, FICO is hosting a free educational webinar ... [Read More]

3 suggestions for companies with underperforming employees

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Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel chief executive officer Don Jasensky offered three options when dealership and auto finance company management teams are faced with the decision of making manpower changes based on performance. Jasensky leveraged his nearly 30 years of experience, acknowledging that, ... [Read More]

RouteOne adds Fidelity Bank to eContracting footprint

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Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RouteOne announced the addition of Fidelity Bank as an available eContracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. Fidelity Bank’s financing services are available to dealers throughout the South. David Buchanan, executive vice president of indirect lending ... [Read More]

Dundon’s newest endeavor: professional hockey and the Stanley Cup

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Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, 03:38 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
From subprime paper to slap shots, Thomas Dundon is making the transition from managing auto finance underwriting and securitizations to overseeing a professional hockey franchise that’s looking to hoist the Stanley Cup once again. Dundon, who built the subprime financing ... [Read More]

Survey reinforces value of online auto financing applications

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Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Eddie Castillo, general sales manager for the subprime division for Pine Belt Cadillac in Toms River, N.J., described how much a customer who has completed financing online prior to coming to the dealership improves the entire delivery experience — especially ... [Read More]

Top 10 states for 60-day delinquencies in Q3

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Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 08:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recovery professionals often see the greatest saturation of 60-day delinquencies within states near or along the Gulf of Mexico. While a pair of those states constituted two of the top three as tracked by Experian Automotive, the state that registered ... [Read More]

CARite secures $45M in funding to boost lease portfolio

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Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 05:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CARite received an injection of funds to expand its leasing portfolio from a finance provider that has an understanding of what the company is trying to accomplish within the subprime market. On Wednesday, Crystal Financial announced the completion of a ... [Read More]

REPAY makes another acquisition, securing PayMaxx Pro

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Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 05:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More industry consolidation came to light on Wednesday as Realtime Electronic Payments (REPAY) made another acquisition. The provider of advanced payment technology products and electronic transaction processing services for the consumer finance industry has acquired PayMaxx Pro, an electronic payments ... [Read More]

Black Book’s newest tool sharpens valuations based on vehicle history

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Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance companies and dealerships integrally involved in underwriting might have some kind of vehicle-history component embedded into their scorecards and other tools. However, Black Book on Tuesday rolled out what the vehicle valuation company believes is its most precise ... [Read More]

F&I Express and F&I Administration Solutions partner to manage product cancellation process

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Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, 04:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express and F&I Administration Solutions recently expanded their relationship to help finance companies, F&I product providers and dealerships improve their aftermarket product cancellation performance and compliance. The companies highlighted that the integration of F&I Express and F&I Admin addresses ... [Read More]
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