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FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
New AVP set to join NextGear, which eyes notable growth this year
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, 11:01 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital is looking to expand its portfolio this year, so the provider of inventory finance solutions serving more than 17,000 independent dealers announced plans to add a new executive. Set to join the team as AVP of corporate operations ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus names Rodak as controller
Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, 10:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, AutoPayPlus by US Equity Advantage announced the hiring of Patricia Rodak as its controller to oversee the company’s accounting functions, financial reporting and compliance efforts. Rodak brings more than 25 years of financial leadership experience, with expertise in ... [Read More]
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Explaining slow February on finance & retail fronts
Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, 10:28 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s now the last week of February, and you might be struggling to hit your financing and retailing targets for the month. Data and assessments from sources such as Cox Automotive, the IRS and the University of Michigan could explain ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Modest growth in auto finance coming this year
Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While perhaps not a clip that will set records, TransUnion is expecting some growth in auto financing this year. Previously held back by stubbornly high inflation, rising interest rates and elevated home and vehicle prices, TransUnion said this week that ... [Read More]
New Protective Asset Protection report highlights dealer gains in F&I
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, 11:31 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s a positive trend happening in the finance office at one in five dealerships, according to Protective Asset Protection. The provider of F&I programs and services said at least 75% of the car buyers at that store purchased F&I products ... [Read More]
Carson’s successful path leads to promotion at Primeritus
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, 01:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Misty Carson’s productivity and successes at Primeritus Financial Services have led to an executive promotion within the provider of repossession management, skip-tracing and remarketing services for the auto finance and insurance industries. On Tuesday, Primeritus announced the promotion of Carson ... [Read More]
Coupons4Real uncovers Top 10 states where consumers are trying to improve their credit most
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, 11:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With a new education program from TransUnion enabled by its collaboration with Credit Sesame coming later this year, Coupons4Real analyzed the search volume data from Google to gauge how much consumers are interested in improving their credit and from what ... [Read More]
5 trends being watched by Experian North America chief economist
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, 11:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In his latest installment of “The Macro Moment” distributed this week, Experian North America chief economist Joseph Mayans delivered insight on the U.S. economy as well as key economic and credit developments and implications for the financial services industry. While ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive sees credit access flat to start 2025
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, 09:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive reported the arrival of the January reading, coupled with a slight downward revision of December’s mark, left the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index flat on a sequential comparison. However, Jonathan Gregory, a senior manager on Cox Automotive’s economic and ... [Read More]
TransUnion & Credit Sesame to launch new education and monitoring offering
Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, 10:23 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your customers who have soft credit profiles could benefit from a new program from TransUnion enabled by its collaboration with Credit Sesame. Announced last week, this new offer is expected to enable the credit bureau to more fully serve the ... [Read More]
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