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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

Reynolds rolls out F&I Library for Arizona dealers

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Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, 07:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reynolds and Reynolds recently highlighted that its F&I Libraries now cover 16 states as the company established the Reynolds LAW Arizona F&I Library. Reynolds reiterated that the library is a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance documents ... [Read More]

Jeff Wyler agrees to $624K settlement with Indiana attorney general

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Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, 04:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Indiana attorney general’s office recently reached a settlement agreement with a Toyota dealership in the Jeff Wyler Automotive Family to resolve allegations that the group charged what state officials deemed to be unfair processing fees when selling vehicles. State ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

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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MakeMyDeal unveils tool powered by F&I Express

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Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, 04:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
MakeMyDeal, a Cox Automotive company that is geared to enable dealers and shoppers to negotiate a vehicle deal online, recently rolled out a new solution it’s calling F&I Connect. The company explained this product is designed to bring the finance ... [Read More]

Metrolina Credit expanding again in NC

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Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co. — which operates a network of branch offices throughout North and South Carolina to service installment contracts that it purchases from dealers in the local market — shared plans to open another location sometime in the second ... [Read More]

3 factors that impacted SCUSA’s Q3 performance

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Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, 04:21 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Before reaching a settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general who alleged the finance company charged “excessive” interest rates on its subprime vehicle installment contracts, Santander Consumer USA chief executive officer Jason Kulas discussed three specific industry-wide factors that impacted its ... [Read More]

Dealertrack to discuss 5 ad topics in upcoming webinar

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Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealertrack Technologies associate counsel for regulatory and compliance Randy Henrick will be hosting another free webinar to discuss updated rules and the latest enforcement actions brought against dealers by the Federal Trade Commission. During the session titled, “Dealer Advertising: New ... [Read More]

TD Auto Finance adjusting support centers in 4 states

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Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TD Auto Finance U.S. — the auto financing business unit of TD Bank — recently shared its plans to consolidate its contact centers in the U.S. Officials explained the action is expected to capture efficiencies, expand service to dealer customers ... [Read More]

$500K ad campaign against CFPB launches

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Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For dealership principals and finance company executives who might be watching tonight’s fourth Republican presidential primary debate, they might not want to step away during a commercial break: an advertisement is planned to highlight the position against the Consumer Financial ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance points to collections as industry barometer

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Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, 04:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Investment analysts thought Credit Acceptance Corp. leadership would be a good source to gauge what might be in the subprime auto finance space and gather any clarity about whether turbulence might be ongoing. Rather than just offering his opinion, chief ... [Read More]

NADA’s 2nd FOIA request rejected by CFPB

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Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, 04:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time in four months, the National Automobile Dealers Association has stated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau squashed efforts to make public a number of leaked agency documents that NADA contends might undermine many of the agency’s long-running ... [Read More]
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