Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 02:23 PM
PODCAST: Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
2025 Repossession Agent of the Year: Phil Hanks of Connect 1 Recovery
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
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
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
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
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
4 attributes of quality compliance trainers
Friday, Mar. 31, 2017, 06:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty recently published four recommendations to help dealerships secure a high-quality compliance trainer. The used-vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance products provider attempted to go beyond just someone who might have a deep knowledge of both federal ... [Read More]
VantageScore paper examines credit score accuracy without some negative elements
Friday, Mar. 31, 2017, 06:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
VantageScore Solutions — developer of the VantageScore credit scoring model — recently released a white paper that found that credit score models can maintain accuracy and predictive power even if certain negative data such as tax liens, civil judgments, and ... [Read More]
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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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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner
In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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15 state AGs also question CFPB’s structure
Friday, Mar. 31, 2017, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
First, the development surfaced that the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief — a legal document filed in appellate court cases by non-litigants with a strong interest in the subject matter — questioning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau being ... [Read More]
3 suggestions for spotting & preventing fraud
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2017, 03:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Equifax auto finance leader Lou Loquasto insisted every credit provider and buyer of vehicle installment contracts has a story about how deliveries might have been completed because of some kind of fraud. Loquasto pointed out that sometimes it’s a “rogue” ... [Read More]
SCUSA settlements with Delaware and Massachusetts total $25.9M
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2017, 08:10 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For the second time in roughly a week, details became public involving Santander Consumer USA and regulatory enforcers. On Wednesday, SCUSA reached settlements totaling $25.9 million with the attorneys general of Delaware and Massachusetts for what state officials said was ... [Read More]
Executive personnel moves by NextGear, Westlake & Spireon
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2017, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, NextGear Capital, Westlake Financial Services and Spireon all bolstered their executive teams to enhance their respective finance-oriented operations. To support future growth in the inventory-financing sector, NextGear Capital announced Lisa Mackie will fill its newly created vice president ... [Read More]
Industry notes: MUSA Auto Finance gains $175M in funding
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2017, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
MUSA Auto Finance recently entered into a $125 million warehouse facility with Goldman Sachs and, additionally, secured a capital investment of up to $50 million from Crestline Investors. Company management highlighted the capital investment, along with the warehouse facility, will ... [Read More]
Moody’s sees consumers on ‘trade-in treadmill’
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2017, 07:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a new report released on Monday, Moody’s Investors Service explained what likely might be happening in the war rooms at auto finance companies nowadays. Financing providers are increasingly faced with the choice of taking on greater risk by rolling ... [Read More]
Top 20 finance companies by market share in Q4
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2017, 02:10 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Shared exclusively for SubPrime Auto Finance News, Experian Automotive determined the top 20 market holders of what analysts classify as finance companies — operations that do not hold consumer deposits and often specialize in originating subprime paper. Experian Automotive compiled ... [Read More]
Former Ally exec joins RoadVantage as regional VP
Monday, Mar. 27, 2017, 01:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I program provider RoadVantage recently announced industry veteran Aaron Riddle joined its sales team as a regional vice president. Riddle comes to RoadVantage with more than 25 years of experience in F&I, most recently with Ally Financial where he served ... [Read More]
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