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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
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here

4 finance signs of coronavirus-driven surge toward used vehicles

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Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020, 02:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating consumers’ recognition of more favorable financing terms in connection with used vehicles among other benefits of acquiring a pre-owned model instead of a new car. That’s among the latest findings shared on Tuesday by Edmunds, ... [Read More]

CFPB, OCC to host virtual innovation office hours

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Monday, Jul. 6, 2020, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like so many shops connected with auto financing, federal regulators are working in virtual environments, too. Just before the holiday weekend, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced they will ... [Read More]

Finance companies find 2 ways to trim risk on June new-car paper

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 04:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the cost of new vehicles continues to climb, the newest data from Edmunds indicated finance companies are finding ways to mitigate their risk when booking new-model paper. On Wednesday, Edmunds experts reported the average down payment for new vehicles ... [Read More]

Portfolio finalizes acquisition of National Automotive Experts and NWAN

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Portfolio has officially acquired National Automotive Experts and NWAN, uniting two leaders in the F&I product provider, administration and reinsurance space and closing an agreement initially announced in March.  Portfolio president and chief executive officer Brent Griggs noted the world ... [Read More]

APC spots surge in post-delivery VSC sales because of COVID-19

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the coronavirus pandemic has created plenty of headaches for dealerships, the ramifications appear to be creating at least one opportunity for store F&I departments. Sales of vehicle service contracts post-sale first spiked in March and then again in April ... [Read More]

RISC offers another month of free education and RISC Pro Membership

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RISC said it understands the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep the collateral recovery industry from getting back to any kind of normalcy. In light of the challenges that repossession agencies are going through, RISC recently decided to extend its fee ... [Read More]

23 AGs celebrate Supreme Court retaining their ‘powerful tools’ in CFPB decision

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Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2020, 02:18 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
More reaction rolled in stemming from Monday’s Supreme Court decision involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While some legal experts are pondering long-term ramifications of the decision, nearly half of the attorneys general in the U.S. celebrated because the Supreme ... [Read More]

Questions remain after Supreme Court rules in CFPB director case

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 07:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still exists even after a noteworthy Supreme Court decision arrived on Monday involving its director. However, the handwringing about how the agency operates and can wield its regulatory influence over auto finance and other segments ... [Read More]

Study highlights subprime resiliency during COVID-19

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even though the coronavirus pandemic appears to pack an economic wallop, new research is showing that the subprime auto-finance market can absorb a punch or two. According to the second annual market study released today by Davis & Gilbert’s Credit ... [Read More]

Despite current negative outlook about captives, Moody’s offers 4 reasons for possible improvement

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Moody’s Investors Service still is holding a negative outlook for North American captive finance companies because of the coronavirus pandemic. But in a report shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News on Friday, analysts shared four reasons why they could adjust ... [Read More]
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