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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
2 studies determine cities & states struggling most with auto delinquency & personal finances
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Separate studies recently released by WalletHub and The Stock Dork compiled lists of cities where auto finance delinquencies are increasing and decreasing the most, as well as states where consumers struggle with personal finances the most. To assemble its analysis ... [Read More]
Former CARFAX manager joins AutoPayPlus
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus expanded its sales team this week, adding Averi Tucker as agency development manager. A child of the industry, AutoPayPlus highlighted Tucker grew up in her father’s dealership, giving her a deep-rooted understanding of the automotive world. Taking on many ... [Read More]
‘Buckle up’ amid volatility in labor market & elsewhere
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Twice during a nine-minute video presentation this week, Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke suggested auctions, dealerships, finance companies and other operations involved with cars nowadays should “buckle up.” Especially considering the soft metrics coming from the labor market, with ... [Read More]
FinBe USA hires new chief risk officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
About a month after rolling out a financing program tailored for work trucks, FinBe USA announced the hiring of a new chief risk officer on Wednesday. Through a post on LinkedIn, FinBe USA welcomed Raghu Venkat, who is bringing more ... [Read More]
KPA unveils new compliance solution for advertising, sales & finance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
KPA on Tuesday launched a new guided solution for advertising, sales and finance (ASF) compliance, designed specifically for dealerships navigating changing regulations. KPA said this combination of software and consulting services provides an end-to-end solution to lower business risk, avoid ... [Read More]
From the editor: Interesting perspectives from newest members of the FTC
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson are the two newest commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission, having been sworn into their positions in March and April, respectively. But Holyoak and Ferguson certainly are not bashful when questioning how the FTC operates, ... [Read More]
Asbury says FTC allegations of ‘payment packing’ are ‘false and unfounded’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Late last week, Asbury Automotive Group rejected “false and unfounded” allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of “payment packing” at three of its dealerships in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The development surfaced a couple of days after the FTC ... [Read More]
LendingClub survey reveals how unaware consumers are about current outstanding debts
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recent analysis by LendingClub Corp. might reinforce why the debt-to-income portion of your auto finance company’s underwriting guidelines could be dinging applications more often nowadays — especially if the individual is leaning heavily on their credit cards. LendingClub’s research on ... [Read More]
Dissension surfaces even when FTC votes unanimously to punish Arizona dealers
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Here’s how a unanimous vote can still contain dissension in the automotive regulatory world. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to join the state of Arizona against a pair of franchised dealerships. Officials said the stores engaged in a wide ... [Read More]
CFPB brings its own enforcement action involving credit repair
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A couple of days after the Federal Trade Commission handed out penalties associated with credit repair, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took similar actions involving the same topic last week, too. The CFPB filed a proposed order to resolve ... [Read More]
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