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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

Assurant remains in acquisition mode, adding AFAS

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Wednesday, May. 6, 2020, 04:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Assurant continues to be in long-term growth mode via acquisitions. On Tuesday, the firm that offers F&I products, training and other educational services announced it has acquired American Financial & Automotive Services (AFAS), a provider of F&I products and services, ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Dasceq data about collections and call centers during COVID-19

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Wednesday, May. 6, 2020, 04:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dasceq gathered a variety of recent data points about how collections and call-center activities have evolved during the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s vice president of sales Randy Spradlin joined senior editor Nick Zulovich for this episode of the podcast to ... [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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S&P Global Ratings uncovers volume of contract modifications

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Tuesday, May. 5, 2020, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Viewed through the prism of the U.S. auto asset-backed securities (ABS) market, S&P Global Ratings generated a report examining the depth and potential impact of extensions of vehicle installment contracts because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report based ... [Read More]

Daily Experian data sheds light on 43% of Americans with car payments

Melinda Zabritski at AFSA
Monday, May. 4, 2020, 03:00 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Based on daily consumer survey information now made available by Experian, Americans appear to be in a better position to maintain their auto-finance payments over other financial commitments like credit cards or a housing obligation through a mortgage or rent. ... [Read More]

Zero-percent finance deals hit record in April

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Friday, May. 1, 2020, 01:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Those “well-qualified buyers” certainly appeared to take advantage of the generous financing terms captives offered in April based on the information shared by Edmunds on Friday morning. Edmunds reported that zero-percent finance deals surged to a record level in April ... [Read More]

CFPB makes more enhancements to consumer complaint database

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Friday, May. 1, 2020, 01:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enhanced its consumer complaint database with the addition of a geospatial view. The CFPB explained consumers now will be able to view complaints by state with a U.S. map visualization. Previously, the regulator ... [Read More]

REPAY appoints Moore as EVP of corporate development and strategy

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Friday, May. 1, 2020, 01:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Calling his leadership during the past three years “instrumental,” Repay Holdings Corp. this week announced the appointment of Jacob Moore as executive vice president of corporate development and strategy. The provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions said Moore will be responsible ... [Read More]

Continued unemployment spike, shrinking GDP increases headwinds for sales recovery

Powell on April 29
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2020, 01:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Thursday morning that another 3,839,000 workers filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week, lifting the six-week total to above 30 million individuals because of COVID-19. The figure likely adds more challenges to ... [Read More]

7 top F&I execs to lead new relief fund for dealership finance managers

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Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With furloughs and layoffs spreading throughout the dealership world because of the coronavirus pandemic, seven top executives at F&I providers banded together to help store finance managers during these challenging times. This week, a new automotive philanthropy organization — F&I ... [Read More]

PODCAST: ARA describes ‘nightmare’ facing repo agents created by COVID-19

Les McCook at UCW 2019
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two leaders from the American Recovery Association described the “nightmare” the coronavirus pandemic has created for the repossession industry. Executive director Les McCook and current president Dave Kennedy joined senior editor Nick Zulovich for this special episode of the Auto ... [Read More]
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