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SCUSA and Chrysler Capital give paperless customers a chance to win $10K
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital are set to give away some valuable paper in hopes of getting more customers in their portfolios to adopt its paperless billing option. This month, Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital rolled out a ... [Read More]
ARA partners with Advantage GPS to help repo agents
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, 04:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the auto finance default rate in December rising above 1 percent and new data showing more than 7 million people with a contract 90 days or more delinquent, it might be a busy year for repossessions and recoveries. To ... [Read More]
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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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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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Case Management Made Easy: Harnessing the Power of Technology
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New York Fed puts 7M auto delinquencies in context
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, 04:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A quartet of analysts took a deep look at the auto finance data after the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data released its Quarterly Report on household debt and credit on Tuesday. At first blush, it ... [Read More]
Prospects for 2019 tax season: ‘I don’t think we really know’
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, 03:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Whether it’s during company conference calls or coffee-shop chatter, many individuals with an interest in auto financing are keeping a close watch on this tax season, especially in light of the longest government shutdown already unfolding to begin 2019 and elected ... [Read More]
Westlake closes record-breaking year with portfolio surpassing $8B
Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, 04:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
All of the metrics Westlake Technology Holdings shared about its 2018 performance headed in directions that would please just about any executive team or board of directors. And the company already is aiming for double-digit improvement this year. The company ... [Read More]
Ruszkowski now president and COO of Carleton
Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Effective immediately, Matt Ruszkowski has been named president and chief operating officer of Carleton, a provider of compliant consumer loan calculations and lending document generation software. A company news release indicated Ruszkowski will lead Carleton’s experienced executive leadership team toward ... [Read More]
AUL names Frank as manager of operations
Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, 04:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. recently promoted one of its managers who has been with the vehicle service contracts administrator for more than a dozen years. According to a news release, AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson has elevated Deonna Frank ... [Read More]
Revenue, people and compliance highlight Credit Acceptance year-end report
Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, 02:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Along with sharing an update involving investigations by state-level authorities in two locations, Credit Acceptance went through a series of year-end figures to detail its 2018 performance. And to go with data about income and originations, the subprime auto finance ... [Read More]
BB&T and SunTrust to merge in $66B stock deal
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, 04:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships, especially ones located in the Southeast that have business relationships with SunTrust Banks and BB&T Corp., soon will be working with just one financial institution. The banks announced on Thursday that both companies’ boards of directors have unanimously approved ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How dealers can make more in deep subprime without spending more
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, 05:04 PM
Brian Deeley, Spireon
Dumb question: Who wants to make more money? We all do, of course. But is opening your business to more credit-challenged consumers worth chasing more delinquencies and repos? Good question; and one that becomes problematic if you don’t take the ... [Read More]
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