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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

Protective unveils new professional training curriculum program for dealers & F&I staff

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Friday, Jul. 15, 2022, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection believes that professional development is crucial to the success of every dealership today. So, the provider of F&I programs and services announced this week that it has created new training opportunities for F&I professionals across the country. ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Credit Availability Index sags again from record high

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Thursday, Jul. 14, 2022, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While declining now for two months in a row, Cox Automotive reiterated that the streak connected with the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index began with the measurement at its all-time high. A Cox Automotive Data Point distributed this week showed the ... [Read More]

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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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CFPB ‘makes clear’ credit report usage under FCRA

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Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turned its attention back to credit reports. The bureau said it issued a legal interpretation to ensure that companies that use and share credit reports and background reports have a permissible purpose ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Recapping technology development & execution path with 2 insightLPR executives

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Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
How a piece of technology goes from an initial idea, through development to a product launch can be a winding path. John Nethery and Oscar Nunez shared their personal experiences on those past and present journeys for this episode of ... [Read More]

KBRA spots notable non-prime credit deterioration

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Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2022, 02:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest data and analysis from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) might be reinforcing the observations and comments made by finance company executives and repossession agents during the North American Repossessors Summit a little less than a month ago. KBRA ... [Read More]

Petersen joins ADCO board of directors

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Monday, Jul. 11, 2022, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest board member of the Association of Dealership Compliance Officers (ADCO) is intimately familiar with what dealers need to do to satisfy demands placed by state and federal regulators. ADCO executive director Linda Robertson recently announced that Shaun Petersen, ... [Read More]

New CBA president & CEO to lead during ‘historic transformation’

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Monday, Jul. 11, 2022, 03:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week marked the beginning of Lindsey Johnson starting her time as the new president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA). Michelle Lee of Wells Fargo is chair of the CBA board of directors and led ... [Read More]

ARA responds to potential ‘edict’ involving repossessions & liability

ARA Joel Kennedy for web
Thursday, Jul. 7, 2022, 01:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Having just established new leadership, the American Recovery Association is continuing its proactive approach to serve its members, highlighting the potential pitfalls of a potential “edict” recently made by an unnamed auto finance company. The entire matter stems from recent ... [Read More]

Sincro chooses CreditMiner as preferred partner for dealer websites

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Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2022, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There now is another way to attach soft-pull credit capabilities onto your dealership website. Automotive digital marketing provider Sincro, an Ansira company, announced last week that it has designated CreditMiner as a preferred partner within its website platform. According to ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Alex ‘SkipGuru’ Price on post-pandemic changes in human behavior

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Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2022, 02:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pandemic and its subsequent aftermath gave Alex "SkipGuru" Price another opportunity to examine human behavior and its application toward skip-tracing and vehicle repossession. The director of training and development for LocateSmarter, a data and analytics company, also explained how new ... [Read More]
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