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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
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

RISC taps DRN’s ‘Skip Guru’ for updated training program

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Repossession agents and other recovery industry professionals looking to sharpen their skip-training efforts have another resource on the horizon. Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC), a provider of compliance education and training services, announced on Tuesday that it will be releasing ... [Read More]

KBRA refutes tax-refund fears when releasing March ABS indexes

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) looked to calm concerns that tax refunds and other possible turbulence would trigger significant disturbances within the auto asset backed securities market. Neither of KBRA’s indexes tracking at prime and non-prime ABS shifted substantially, as ... [Read More]

Dent Wizard rebrands F&I division

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dent Wizard International rebranded one of its divisions this week in an effort to sharpen its image with dealerships, finance companies and fleet operators. The provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products introduced Evolution, Vehicle Protection by Dent ... [Read More]

Massachusetts and Delaware hand Exeter $6M in penalties

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Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What the attorneys general in Massachusetts and Delaware alleged as “unfair” auto financing is going to cost Exeter Finance a little more than $6 million in payments back to customers and state penalties. According to a news releases distributed late ... [Read More]

Agenda and more details for 23rd annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference

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Monday, Apr. 8, 2019, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Organizers of the 23rd annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association have solidified their agenda that covers an array of topics again this year. From the NAF Association/AFSA Non-Prime Auto Financing Survey and a look at ... [Read More]

MicroBilt targets subprime market with verified banking data tool

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Monday, Apr. 8, 2019, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intended to target the subprime space, MicroBilt recently launched Bank Account Verify Advantage (BAV Advantage); a new product that uses verified bank data to assist auto-finance companies and other lenders in scoring applicants. MicroBilt highlighted that BAV Advantage looks across ... [Read More]

Why dealerships and finance companies should like ‘Goldilocks report’ on wages and employment

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Friday, Apr. 5, 2019, 03:31 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two positive economic trends arrived on Friday that can be crucial to dealerships delivering vehicles and finance companies adding to portfolios. The latest data connected to employment and wages prompted one expert to call it a “Goldilocks report.” Bureau of ... [Read More]

700Credit and RouteOne integrate for identity-verification solution

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Friday, Apr. 5, 2019, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With fraud continuing to be a potential problem in auto financing, 700 Credit announced this week its suite of products, including credit reports, compliance solutions, prescreen and consumer pre-qualification products and services, is now integrated within RouteOne’s IDOne solution, a ... [Read More]

DriveItAway enhances ‘path to ownership’ strategy in subprime with CloudOne partnership

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Thursday, Apr. 4, 2019, 02:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveItAway and CloudOne formed what the companies called a “ground-breaking industry partnership” this week that is designed to help dealerships cater to customers who have subprime credit and are looking to lift their incomes by potentially joining the ride-sharing industry. ... [Read More]

Primeritus Financial Services acquires Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems

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Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019, 06:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Primeritus Financial Services announced one of its largest acquisitions ever on Wednesday afternoon as the forwarding company has absorbed one of its competitors. According to a news release, the provider of recovery management, skip tracing and remarketing services to the ... [Read More]
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