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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

Experts see mixed observations when examining latest auto ABS data

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Monday, Jun. 20, 2022, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest analysis about the health of contract payments and the auto asset-backed securities market from Kroll Bond Rating Agency and S&P Global Ratings showed mixed observations from company experts. Beginning first with the update from S&P Global Ratings, analysts ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Identifying risk sources with Joseph Cioffi of Credit Chronometer

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Friday, Jun. 17, 2022, 01:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We wrap up our series of podcasts recorded during this year’s Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association, with a visit with Davis + Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi. Cioffi, who also runs the Credit Chronometer, discussed where ... [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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Explaining what 75 basis-point rise in interest rates might do within auto financing

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Thursday, Jun. 16, 2022, 03:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts from Cox Automotive and Edmunds offered perspectives on what might happen within auto financing after the Federal Reserve made its largest increase interest rates at a single point since 1994. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 8-1 this week ... [Read More]

Auto credit availability tightens in May

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Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2022, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It appears May was a tipping point in the auto financing space. After loosening for 11 months in a row, access to auto credit tightened in May, according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for all types of auto financing. ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Why CECL ‘is about to get real’

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Tuesday, Jun. 14, 2022, 01:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When discussing CECL — implementation of the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standards — Agora Data senior vice president of strategic relationships Jim Bass said bluntly during this month’s Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference: “It’s about to get real.” Bass, ... [Read More]

Rising costs continue to erode consumer confidence

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Friday, Jun. 10, 2022, 01:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts from Comerica Bank, Cox Automotive and TransUnion all relayed this week that a myriad of circumstances is eroding consumer sentiment of individuals who might be currently in your auto portfolio or who might be added soon. While TransUnion reported ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Talking auto ABS with Amy Martin of S&P Global Ratings

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Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022, 02:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amy Martin, who is sector lead and senior director S&P Global Ratings, is a fixture at the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association. Before Martin made her way back on the conference stage, she spent ... [Read More]

InsightLPR confirms launch coming at NARS 2022

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Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 06:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When InsightLPR unveiled its five-person executive team last month, the technology company providing proprietary license plate recognition (LPR) software, hardware and data products to help companies increase their value said it would be rolling out its solutions at the North ... [Read More]

NAF Association solidifies board leadership, adds 2 new directors

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Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association solidified its board of directors and voted in two new members last week during its 26th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference in Plano, Texas. The NAF Association announced that Paul Gillespie, who is senior vice ... [Read More]

Lot2You Auto Finance set to grow digital network of participating dealers & finance companies

Eddie Green for web
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lot2You Auto Finance sees the No. 1 frustration of subprime consumers as the time spent waiting on an approval and the fear of embarrassment while at a dealership. With that situation in mind while being committed to progressive thinking and ... [Read More]
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