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Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
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

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]

2 more developments involving possible CFPB reform

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Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, 04:14 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Compliance experts and industry advocates have been trying to project what might happen to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since President Trump was elected back in November. Two developments arrived this week that perhaps might give auto finance companies and ... [Read More]

Loss Prevention Services picks MBSi as technology & compliance partner

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Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Repossession and skip-tracing services provider Loss Prevention Services (LPS) announced on Thursday that the company has chosen MBSi Corp. as its assignment and compliance management solution. Throughout the year, LPS said it will transition its assignment management platform to Recovery ... [Read More]

Experts not surprised Fed passes on rate rise

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Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, 03:09 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When the Federal Open Market Committee’s first opportunity to make another interest rate adjustment arrived this week, the Federal Reserve unanimously passed on making another increase, maintaining the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.50 percent to 0.75 ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty adds 3 VPs to sales & operations teams

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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently announced the addition of three executives to bolster its sales and operations teams. Joining the sales force are Sarah Messmann, who has ... [Read More]

Dealers still see good credit availability

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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, 03:41 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The latest dealer survey orchestrated by KeyBanc Capital Markets showed participants ended up being evenly split when describing credit availability to their customers. According to the survey conducted in December, KeyBanc found that 50 percent said credit availability remained intact ... [Read More]

4 parts of EFG Companies’ ‘murky’ F&I forecast

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Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Formed through thousands of conversations with the nation’s leading dealership principals and finance companies, EFG Companies finalized four predictions and recommendations for 2017. President and chief executive officer John Pappanastos summarized the results on Tuesday, saying these insights reflect an ... [Read More]

Trump orders 2 regulations removed for every new 1 added

the white house
Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, 07:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Advocates for more regulation by federal agencies over the auto finance industry and other financial services providers might describe the latest executive order by President Trump as “one step forward and two steps back.” The White House released the latest ... [Read More]
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