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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

Penske intern & Northwood senior receives annual AFIP scholarship

Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:44 PM
Nick Zulovich
On Thursday, the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) announced the recipient of the $2,000 Jakob Murray Lange Memorial scholarship, which honors AFIP staff member Jakob Murray Lange, who died in a car accident in 2013. Now in its ... [Read More]

Penske intern & Northwood senior receives annual AFIP scholarship

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Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) announced the recipient of the $2,000 Jakob Murray Lange Memorial scholarship, which honors AFIP staff member Jakob Murray Lange, who died in a car accident in 2013. Now in its ... [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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PODCAST: AFSA’s Celia Winslow explains what constitutes CFPB’s ‘dormant authority’

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Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Financial Services Association senior vice president Celia Winslow made another visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, the former Women in Auto Finance honoree explained what “dormant authority” is now being leveraged by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ... [Read More]

Auto defaults at highest point since end of 2020

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Thursday, May. 19, 2022, 01:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a gradual climb, but the auto default rate for May ticked up to the highest point analysts have seen since the end of 2020. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through April for the S&P/Experian Consumer ... [Read More]

New survey says half of Americans feel ‘trapped’ in their financial situation

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Wednesday, May. 18, 2022, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps the sentiments held by the contract holders in your finance company’s portfolio aren’t quite as sullen as some of the recent consumer studies that have surfaced in the past month. With debt-free aspirations sagging and a majority of individuals ... [Read More]

Lendisoft & Carleton integrate for accurate calculations, compliance tracking

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Wednesday, May. 18, 2022, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lendisoft and Carleton finalized an integration on Tuesday. The California-based loan servicing software provider announced that it has integrated CarletonCalcs APIs within its Lendisoft servicing platform. According to a news release, Lendisoft is a preconfigured enterprise loan management system (LMS) ... [Read More]

PAR promotes Herdrich Irwin to COO

Jessie Herdrich Irwin at AIS 2019
Wednesday, May. 18, 2022, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PAR North America, a business unit of KAR Global, announced the promotion of Jessie Herdrich Irwin to chief operating officer on Wednesday. In her expanded new role, Herdrich Irwin will oversee compliance, operations, remarketing and titles, while ensuring alignment with ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings spots positive movements for net losses, recoveries & delinquency

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Tuesday, May. 17, 2022, 01:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings highlighted positive trends for net losses, recoveries and delinquency in connection with the U.S. auto ABS sector’s performance for the first quarter According to the report shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News, subprime net losses decreased month-over-month ... [Read More]

Triton elevates Miller to be CEO

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Monday, May. 16, 2022, 03:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Triton Automotive Group board of directors promoted Brian Miller to be its new chief executive officer in a move that became effective May 1. According to a news release, Miller previously served as the company’s executive vice president of ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Originations soften as new average balances jump 15%

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Thursday, May. 12, 2022, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The automotive portion of TransUnion’s newly released Q1 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) gave context from the financing side about how tight vehicle inventories are impacting the entire industry. TransUnion said on Thursday that origination volumes in Q4 ... [Read More]
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