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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
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here

Subprime originations continue downward drift

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Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The monthly update surfaced earlier this week about how auto-finance defaults improved again. Perhaps that trend stems at least in part to less subprime paper flowing into portfolios. The latest metrics shared by Equifax indicated that 2.78 million contracts were ... [Read More]

September auto performance helps overall default rate dip to lowest point of 2018

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Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto-finance performance helped the composite rate of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices register its best reading thus far this year. Based on data through September, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported on Tuesday that the auto finance default ... [Read More]

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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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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner

In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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Primeritus receives award from Toyota Financial Services

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Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, 05:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the largest captive finance companies recently gave an award to Primeritus Financial Services. The national provider of repossession management, remarketing, titled services and skip-tracing services to the auto finance industry announced it was the first supplier to receive ... [Read More]

Atcheson: How fish pedicures and smoking ice cream can get people talking about vehicle buying

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Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, 02:45 PM
Kenny Atcheson, Dealer Profit Pros
As we approach the holiday season, our thoughts turn to families and friends sitting around their living rooms. What are they talking about? Probably politics, little Joey’s grades, the football game, etc. What would it take for your customer to ... [Read More]

Federal court rules in favor of DRN in case involving Location Services and DigitalDog Auto Recovery

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Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, 01:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just a couple of days after Location Services announced that DigitalDog Auto Recovery was among its five acquisitions, Digital Recognition Network (DRN) said on Friday that it secured a federal court victory involving both of those recovery industry companies. DRN, ... [Read More]

DIMONT enhances sales team with former Black Book and Exeter executives

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Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, DIMONT welcomed two sales executives to its automotive team who have spent part of their careers at companies such as Black Book, FICO and Exeter Finance. The Dallas-based provider of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services ... [Read More]

Location Services acquires 5 more recovery-driven companies

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Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A week after making it official that the company acquired Remarketing of America, Location Services returned to acquisition mode on Wednesday by securing five more operations for its portfolio. Location Services announced the acquisition of Auto Approve as well as four ... [Read More]

Stability fills August auto ABS update

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Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While experts consider rising interest rates impacting paper currently entering portfolios, S&P Global Ratings highlighted that collateral performance for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market improved in August on a year-over-year basis. In both the prime and subprime ... [Read More]

Exeter Finance continues partnership with White Clarke Group

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Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two well-known names are continuing to collaborate to operate within the subprime auto finance space. On Tuesday, White Clarke Group announced that Exeter Finance has extended its contract for the CALMS Loan Origination Software. The company first implemented its loan ... [Read More]

Wise F&I launches YouTube channel to help customers understand voluntary products

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Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships that offer Wise F&I products now can direct their vehicle buyers to YouTube to help boost possible sales in the finance office. Wise F&I recently launched a YouTube channel featuring product videos about voluntary protection products. Wise F&I explained ... [Read More]
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