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Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
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

ANALYSIS: Examining Top 8 collateral-recovery challenges

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Wednesday, May. 20, 2020, 03:51 PM
Joel Kennedy, NAF Association
Editor’s note: This commentary is the second in a series compiled by Joel Kennedy, who is the current president of the National Automotive Finance Association and board adviser at TruDecision, looking at the intricacies of repossessions and recovery. The first segment ... [Read More]

Launcher rolls out origination solutions tailored for credit unions

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Wednesday, May. 20, 2020, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS (Launcher) entered the credit-union world on Tuesday to offers a solution the company believes can work exceptionally well in both the prime and the subprime market with regard to risk assessment and complex workflows. The technology provider specializing in ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

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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F&I Providers Relief Fund strives toward $1M goal as need grows

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Wednesday, May. 20, 2020, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Personnel within one of the most important dealership departments still need help as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Organizers of the F&I Providers Relief Fund for F&I managers have raised more than $500,000 in only about a month — half of ... [Read More]

SCUSA reaches $550M settlement with 33 states over subprime paper

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Wednesday, May. 20, 2020, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Santander Consumer USA Holdings finalized a voluntary settlement topping $550 million with 33 states and the District of Columbia that alleged that contracts that the finance company funded through certain dealers dating back to 2010 violated consumer protection ... [Read More]

Location Services adds 2 new executives to management team

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Tuesday, May. 19, 2020, 06:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Location Services made two significant additions to its senior leadership team on Tuesday. The provider of loss mitigation solutions for the financial services industry brought on Jose Delgado as chief client officer and Mohit Mahajan as chief information officer. Delaware ... [Read More]

KBRA leverages latest ABS data to estimate payment frequency

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Tuesday, May. 19, 2020, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) used the research for its latest auto-finance securitization indices to gauge the volume of both prime and non-prime retail installment contract holders maintaining their payments, at least for the March recording period. At least for ... [Read More]

Consumer complaints to CFPB hit record volume during pandemic

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Monday, May. 18, 2020, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Kathleen Kraninger had a busy public agenda last week, sharing remarks at National Association of Realtors 2020 legislative meetings as well as the public meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, along with a ... [Read More]

DOWC enhances 360Shield solutions new antimicrobial products

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Monday, May. 18, 2020, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time this month, Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC) enhanced its menu of F&I products. Coming on the heels of introducing NitroShield, a complete tire and wheel protection product, DOWC on Friday rolled out new 360Shield protection solutions ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Where F&I can help increase successful contactless transactions

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Friday, May. 15, 2020, 03:37 PM
Tim Blochowiak, Protective Asset Protection
Since the widespread containment efforts caused by COVID-19, dealerships have been among the hardest-hit industries. Much of this is as a result of dealerships either being forced to close, limited to online sales, or if they’re still open the virus ... [Read More]

Auto ABS ratings from 10 subprime finance companies now on CreditWatch negative

cash and coronavirus
Thursday, May. 14, 2020, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings is keeping an even closer watch on subprime auto financing with the coronavirus pandemic still paralyzing the economy. This week, the firm placed its ratings on 33 classes of U.S. subprime auto ABS ratings across 26 transactions ... [Read More]
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