Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
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Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
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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]
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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]
ID Analytics unveils Credit Optics Full Spectrum Auto
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ID Analytics recently rolled out a tool specifically tailored for finance companies looking to buy a little deeper while still having solid footing with its underwriting. The Symantec company and consumer risk management provider recently announced Credit Optics Full Spectrum ... [Read More]
Allstate Dealer Services picks MaximTrak Technologies as a preferred partner
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
MaximTrak Technologies announced on Tuesday a preferred partnership with Allstate Dealer Services to provide digital F&I solutions for agents and their dealer customers retailing Allstate’s aftermarket products. MaximTrak highlighted that its platform seamlessly can integrate into auto dealers’ business processes, ... [Read More]
ANALYSIS: Reviewing the process for dealers transitioning their business from NCFC to DOWC
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, 02:59 PM
Matt Gibson, Protective Asset Protection
As dealer principals look to transition away from operating a non-controlled foreign corporation (NCFC) due to the unknown outcome of the new tax law, many have set their sights on becoming a dealer-owned warranty company (DOWC). As part of this, ... [Read More]
Louisiana, Wisconsin dealer groups back Dealertrack title platform
Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealership organizations in two states think services from Dealertrack can help their members streamline operations that happen behind the scenes of vehicle deliveries. The Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association (LADA) recently announced its exclusive endorsement of Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions ... [Read More]
Vergent partners with Carleton for calculation compliance
Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a continued effort to provide a most compliant financing solution, Vergent Loan Management Software recently announced a partnership with Carleton for consumer loan calculation support. Vergent has been providing financial management software since 2006. Formerly eSoftware Solutions, the company ... [Read More]
NADA chair’s concern about affordability reinforced by January finance data
Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, 03:25 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The newest financing data from Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book reinforced how the newly installed chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association didn’t mince words as the auto industry gathered for annual festivities in San Francisco. “Affordability is an issue. ... [Read More]
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