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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

What the heart is saying about finances

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Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 09:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With Valentine’s Day here, research showed individuals who might be married or in an exclusive relationship and perhaps sending applications to your finance company or walking into your dealership showroom, aren’t together just because of physical attraction or engaging conversation. ... [Read More]

4 elements of auto finance in ‘new digital ecosystem’

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Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive and asset finance software solutions provider White Clarke Group recently released its latest publication titled, “Global Technology Report 2017: Auto Finance in the New Digital Ecosystem.” The company highlighted the report, and accompanying summary video that can be viewed ... [Read More]

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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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Exeter appoints veteran exec to be CFO

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Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Specialty auto finance company Exeter Finance Corp. announced on Monday that it appointed company veteran Brad Nall to be chief financial officer in a move that was effective Feb. 1. Nall joined Exeter in July 2012 and has more than ... [Read More]

Personnel moves by GWC Warranty & Carleton

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Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty — a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers — and Carleton, a provider of compliant financing calculation and digital document software solutions, each made personnel moves this week. At GWC Warranty, ... [Read More]

Borrowers perhaps not fully prepared for financing, but diligent with payment

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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 08:03 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Consumers are relying more on retail installment contracts and leases to acquire cars than they were eight years ago, yet many might not be as prepared as they should be going into the purchase. However, the silver lining is that ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance keeps income rising despite headwinds

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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 04:30 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Credit Acceptance Corp. posted year-over-year income increases even as company leadership acknowledged the difficulty in keeping originations coming through its dealer network as well as intensifying regulatory demands. This past Friday, a few days after sharing its fourth-quarter and full-year ... [Read More]

Seasonality trends impact December ABS performances

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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reasons that S&P Global Ratings analysts expected to see when comparing December U.S. auto loan ABS performance against the previous month surfaced again, according the firm’s latest report released on Wednesday. Analysts found that collateral performance in the U.S. prime ... [Read More]

FTC’s primary dealership penalty enforcer leaving agency

Federal Trade Commission
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 02:54 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Trade Commission official who championed investigations and handed out significant penalties against dealerships for misdeeds involving financing, advertising and more is departing the regulator. FTC acting chairman Maureen Ohlhausen announced this week that Jessica Rich, director of the ... [Read More]

Trump’s 7 ‘core principles’ for financial regulation

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Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, 04:18 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Before Tom Brady and the New England Patriots claimed another Super Bowl victory on Sunday night, President Trump released his latest executive order and outlined what he called the “core principles” of financial system regulation, generating a wide array of ... [Read More]

F&I notes: 3 developments from Wise F&I and RoadVantage

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Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wise F&I, which offers a full suite of finance and insurance products, announced on Monday that its products are now available to automotive retailers operating on the Reynolds and Reynolds dealership management system (DMS). Dealers can leverage Wise F&I offerings ... [Read More]
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