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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
RouteOne and MaximTrak roll out single, digital signing capability
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne and MaximTrak are continuing to respond to consumer demand for streamlined, digital completion of vehicle delivery. On Wednesday, the companies announced they tried to enhance the consumer experience with the ability to include MaximTrak aftermarket documents in the RouteOne ... [Read More]
Fitch monitoring how recent subprime trends impact overall auto finance performance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings is keeping a close watch on how subprime auto finance paper is performing in a similar fashion to Equifax and TransUnion. Analysts indicated that loss frequency and severity ticked up slightly from historically low levels for the largest U.S. auto finance ... [Read More]
FTC and FCC hosting 2 events to examine illegal phone calls
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As opposed to the legitimate collections efforts put forth by dealerships, finance companies and their service providers, federal regulators are looking to curb unwanted phone calls that are out to swindle consumers. Two upcoming events will highlight cooperative efforts by ... [Read More]
New hires: 3 executives join Wise F&I and eLEND Solutions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wise F&I and eLEND Solutions each recently expanded their executive teams, citing growth. First, over at eLEND Solutions, a provider in online and in-store finance and “deal-making” solutions for dealers, built its sales team with two proven auto finance sales ... [Read More]
AGORA aligns with Hughes to venture into auto debt sector
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AGORA recently bolstered its connections to human capital to delve into the debt space. The Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry formed a partnership with Nancy Hughes — a leading debt acquisitions expert — in order to ... [Read More]
4 components of Westlake’s new program for prime paper
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sometimes auto finance companies diversify their portfolio through buying paper lower down the credit spectrum than they typically might. In the case of Westlake Financial Services — which specializes in subprime contracts — the provider is doing the opposite. Westlake ... [Read More]
MVTRAC makes 3-year commitment to NARS golf outing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Organizers of the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) are hitting their 10th anniversary and received a reward from one of their leading sponsors. NARS — an industry event hosted by the American Recovery Association (ARA) and headline sponsor Harding Brooks ... [Read More]
ABS analysts find ‘encouraging trends’ in 2017 data
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings pored over the 2017 data for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector and reported that “a few encouraging trends emerged.” Analysts added that December ABS performance showed seasonal patterns, resulting in upticks in metrics they ... [Read More]
Allied Finance Adjusters and Vendor Transparency Solutions finalize robust partnership
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More collaboration developed in an effort to enhance the efficiency — and compliance — involving vehicle repossessions and recoveries. Allied Finance Adjusters (AFA) and Vendor Transparency Solutions (VTS) recently entered into an exclusive joint venture agreement that executives say will ... [Read More]
Black Book thinks new infographic will further explain History-Adjusted Valuations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Photographs often highlight how valuable — or deteriorated — a vehicle might be before it lands in your inventory. Well, Black Book leveraged some helpful imagery as a part of a new educational infographic to help dealers, remarketers and finance ... [Read More]
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