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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

Details of the 5 W’s every VSC customer should know

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Monday, Apr. 16, 2018, 02:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing why the company now has 15 years of honors from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), GWC Warranty detailed another way dealers can explain the benefits of vehicle service contracts (VSC) so their customers can leverage the full value. GWC ... [Read More]

APCO lands Vickers as new chief financial officer

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Monday, Apr. 16, 2018, 02:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings recently brought a top executive over from a competitor in the F&I space to be one of its crucial leaders. APCO Holdings, home of the EasyCare, GWC Warranty, Covideo and SAVY brands, has named David Vickers as the ... [Read More]

CalAmp to form partnership with TransUnion to monitor for stolen vehicles

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Friday, Apr. 13, 2018, 02:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s a development aimed at providing some ancillary benefit to auto finance companies when the vehicle connected to the installment contract is stolen. This week, CalAmp announced plans to partner with TransUnion to help insurance carriers better manage risk, minimize ... [Read More]

CFPB roundup: Measures to remove auto finance guidance and Mulvaney on the Hill

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Friday, Apr. 13, 2018, 02:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In another busy week of activities associated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the American Financial Services Association joined with the National Automobile Dealers Association and other sister trade associations in supporting S.J. Resolution 57 to disapprove the CFPB’s 2013 ... [Read More]

FICO auto financing survey reinforces importance of dealerships

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Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
U.S. consumers are going online in droves to acquire everything from nail polish to holiday knickknacks. Their propensity to do the same to secure auto financing isn’t quite at the same level, according to a global consumer survey on automotive ... [Read More]

Both Black Book and Fitch now within Hearst portfolio

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Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this month, Black Book and Fitch Ratings released their latest collaborate project analyzing vehicle depreciation trends, as well as how the auto ABS market might behave. Now, both of those companies are completely under the same corporate umbrella. Hearst announced ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance president announces upcoming retirement

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Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission submitted late last week, Credit Acceptance president Steven Jones announced his decision to retire as an officer and employee of the company. The SEC document indicated that Jones’ decision is ... [Read More]

Enterprise Car Sales cites credit unions for record origination volume in 2017

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Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The combination of auto financing availability and credit unions and late-model used vehicles from one of the largest rental companies is continuing to generate record-setting originations. Strong credit union partnerships have long been a driving force behind the growth of ... [Read More]

ACA International welcomes Smith back as VP of operations

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Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International likely isn’t completely going back to the heyday of VCRs and fluorescent clothing, but the organization is welcoming back an executive who first worked with the group back in the 1980s. ACA International recently announced Ted Smith has ... [Read More]

Tax refunds trigger US auto loan ABS improvement in February

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Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2018, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The cadence of customer-payment improvement stemming from an injection of cash from the Internal Revenue Service surfaced again, according to the latest analysis from S&P Global Ratings. On Tuesday, analysts reported prime and subprime collateral performance in the U.S. auto ... [Read More]
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