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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

ACH Payment Volume Climbs 5% Annually

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Monday, Apr. 20, 2015, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automated clearing house (ACH) transactions rose again last year, according to new statistics released by NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association. NACHA determined ACH volume grew to almost 23 billion electronic payments, a year-over-year increase of almost 5 percent or 1 ... [Read More]

CARS Offering 2 Chances for Free Recovery Webinar

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Terry Groves, co-founder and senior vice president of sales and remarketing at Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems, is offering two installment of a free webinar titled, “What Should You Pay For A Repossession Service?” Groves intends to cover six different topics ... [Read More]

ABA Offers CFPB 6 Suggestions to Improve Complaint Response

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:13 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Bankers Association president and chief executive officer Frank Keating recently penned a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray offering six improvements as to how institutions can respond to complaints that might be published publicly via the ... [Read More]

13,000 Vehicles to Buy with Average Tax Refund

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The deadline to file federal income tax forms came earlier this week, and Autotrader took a look at the options for consumers who didn’t necessarily want to use a potential refund to make a down payment — rather to utilize ... [Read More]

Why ‘Word Is Out’ About Alternative Data

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:09 AM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Resort personnel brought in additional seating for the first roundtable discussion on Wednesday during the Independents Conference orchestrated by the American Financial Services Association. Scores of executives came in out of the summer-like south Florida weather to hear a trio ... [Read More]

2nd Bill Focused on Auto Financing Back in US House

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Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2015, 07:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association applauded the continued bipartisan efforts in Congress to rescind what it considers “flawed” guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would “harm” consumers by limiting their ability to obtain discounted auto financing. This week, ... [Read More]

Why Student Loan Delinquency Might Become Even Worse

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Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2015, 07:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest report from a pair of experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis included a question that could significantly impact finance companies and dealership F&I departments. The report was titled, “Student Loan Delinquency: A Big Problem Getting Worse?” Senior ... [Read More]

Only 22% of Americans Saving for Future Expenses

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A recent consumer survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Ally Financial showed the potential for buyers arriving at the dealership with a savings account containing enough money to make a down payment high enough to satisfy finance company ... [Read More]

CPS Looks to Generate $50M Through Note Offering

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Based on its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Portfolio Services is looking to collect more resources to ramp up its subprime auto financing. The company said in the filing that it’s offering renewable unsecured subordinated notes to ... [Read More]

Former SunTrust Exec Joins Black Book

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 01:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book tapped a former SunTrust Bank executive today to be its new vice president of lender solutions. Joining the company and bringing 20 years of automotive finance industry experience is Barrett Teague, who will be responsible for overseeing strategic ... [Read More]
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