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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

UPDATED: Pence’s tiebreaking Senate vote halts CFPB’s arbitration rule

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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, 12:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While the agency director expressed his disappointment, dealerships and auto finance companies can breathe a big sigh of relief; Congress has stopped the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule. With Vice President Pence casting the deciding vote late on Tuesday ... [Read More]

FactorTrust rolls out credit monitoring solution

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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, 12:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your customers now have another option to watch for activity associated with their credit file. On Tuesday, Used Car Week sponsor FactorTrust launched what’s being dubbed FactorTrust Credit Monitoring, a service that can observe activity within the FactorTrust credit file. ... [Read More]

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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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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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4 suggestions to combat cyberattacks

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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, 03:23 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
David Kennedy of First Credit Resources, who is the current president of the American Recovery Association and one of the speakers on tap for Used Car Week, offered four suggestions for what protective moves repossession agencies, another other service providers, should ... [Read More]

White Clarke Group unveils global cloud platform

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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, 03:21 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, White Clarke Group announced the release of a new fully cloud-hosted version of its CALMS complete lifecycle credit processing and administration platform for the automotive, consumer and equipment finance industry via its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). ... [Read More]

2 primary reasons why social media is still not viable for underwriting

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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, 03:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
No doubt, finance companies are looking for whatever reliable piece of information they can examine while they’re first deciding if they should make an auto finance offer to a potential vehicle buyer and then exploring what terms and down payment ... [Read More]

Auto defaults jump by 10 basis points in September

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Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, 09:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto defaults continued their cyclical move higher in September, crossing the 1-percent threshold and landing at nearly the highest spot in three years. The data through September reviewed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian showed that auto finance defaults ... [Read More]

Tommy Moore Jr.: Subprime Auto Finance Executive of the Year

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Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, 08:52 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Tommy Moore Jr. initially thought what sprouted to be First Investors Financial Services would just be a sideline business in auto finance. He was concentrated on another banking career in Houston at the time, focused on retail and commercial lending. ... [Read More]

Davis & Gilbert experts finds 4 signs of subprime auto ABS market vulnerability

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Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, 02:51 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As S&P Global Ratings noticed collateral performance in the U.S. subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market deteriorated moderately on a sequential basis in August, Davis & Gilbert’s Insolvency, Creditors’ Rights & Financial Products Practice Group fears investors could be ... [Read More]

UPDATED: Verifacto partners with Berkshire Risk Services to monitor CPI coverage

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Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Risk management technology provider Verifacto finalized a partnership with Berkshire Risk Services, a collateral protection insurance (CPI) company for dealers and auto finance companies. Through the partnership with Berkshire Risk Services, Verifacto — one of the new exhibitors coming to ... [Read More]

DIMONT brings in 3 new experienced executives

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Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, 02:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DIMONT is coming to Used Car Week armed with three additional experienced executives within its workforce. This week, DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services, announced the addition of three industry experts ... [Read More]
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