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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 10:34 AM

On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 09:50 AM

Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here

Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 09:39 AM

Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

CFPB seeks applicants for 4 advisory committees

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Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, 02:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, the Consumer Financial Bureau began to accept applications for membership on all four of its advisory committees — the Consumer Advisory Board, the Community Bank Advisory Council, the Credit Union Advisory Council and the Academic Research Council. The ... [Read More]

NJ governor signs law involving warranty notices from OEMs

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, 05:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Auto Care Association welcomed a New Jersey law that the Garden State’s governor recently signed in connection with a new mandate that automakers now have regarding vehicle warranties. The association recapped that last week New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ... [Read More]

ACA International adds to corporate legal team

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, 02:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, ACA International added Colin Winkler as the association’s new corporate counsel at its Minnesota headquarters. Winkler, an attorney with 10 years of experience, previously served as an attorney editor with Thomson Reuters’ statutes editorial team, where he led ... [Read More]

EFG Companies & Inovatec each pass rigorous data security tests

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, 02:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

EFG Companies and Inovatec are taking extra precautions to make sure the data their clients entrust to them remains safe and secure. Inovatec, a cloud-based software solutions provider, recently announced that it has completed its SOC 1 Type II and ... [Read More]

Survey: 6 privileges student loan borrowers would give up for debt forgiveness

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Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, 03:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As your finance company’s underwriting department receives applications from your dealership network, there’s a notable possibility the person looking to acquire a vehicle also is carrying a fair amount of student loan debt. According to a recent estimate from the ... [Read More]

New website offers VSCs after vehicle delivery to increase dealer F&I sales

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Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, 04:29 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Another provider entered the F&I marketplace this year to connect with consumers who did not opt to secure a vehicle service contract (VSC) at the time of their new- or used-vehicle purchase. Vincent Odoardi, managing partner of Bedford Chrysler Dodge ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook partner among 4 picked for CFPB taskforce on federal consumer financial law

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Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, 02:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Financial Services Association applauded one of the first actions of 2020 made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). A Hudson Cook partner is among the four members who will serve on the bureau’s taskforce on federal consumer ... [Read More]

Veros Credit points to 2 components fueling origination gains and dealer satisfaction

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Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, 04:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Veros Credit attributed two specific performance metrics and critical enhancements that pushed the subprime auto finance company to a record-breaking year in 2019 and boosted dealer satisfaction to an all-time high. According to a news release sent to SubPrime Auto ... [Read More]

Experian: Average credit scores at highest level in 9 years

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 07:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experian confirmed what you might also be seeing in your F&I office or underwriting department. Consumer credit scores are generally getting a bit higher. According to its annual State of Credit report, Experian said Americans' average credit score has increased ... [Read More]

Secure Collateral Management reiterates payment pledge to repo agents

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 07:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Secure Collateral Management (SCM) highlighted that its network of repossession agents has grown by 300% since 2013. And the skip-tracing provider and forwarding company is looking to stay on that trajectory by reiterating its pledge about paying those agents when ... [Read More]

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