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Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 10:13 AM
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Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
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Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
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Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
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Artificial Intelligence
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Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:18 AM
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
Nominations now welcomed for The CEO Issue 2018
Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s time again when SubPrime Auto Finance News engages with the industry for one of our most successful annual projects — "The CEO Issue." In an ongoing effort to recognize the chief executive officers who are flourishing in today’s competitive ... [Read More]
BB&T Dealer Financial Services to abandon flat fees
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 05:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issuing official requests for information about the implications of rules, investigations and enforcement actions, a sterling example might have arrived from BB&T Dealer Financial Services. In a direct message to SubPrime ... [Read More]
Expecting growth, Westlake tops $1B with latest securitization
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After approaching the $1 billion securitization threshold last summer, Westlake Financial Services surpassed the mark, according to an announcement shared earlier this week. Westlake issued its largest asset-backed securitization (ABS) of $1 billion backed by approximately $1.1 billion of automotive ... [Read More]
BillingTree makes 7 executive moves
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Payment technology provider BillingTree looked to strengthen its company leadership to serve clients within five crucial markets, including auto financing. This week, the company announced the extension of its C-level team and made five key senior vertical industry appointments as ... [Read More]
Now CFPB wants feedback on enforcement process
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with naming a chief of staff who formerly served the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney is continuing to put his stamp on how the regulator operates. The CFPB issued ... [Read More]
NARS 2018 to include special repo agency owner forum
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 07:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It is likely agents discuss their successes and challenges during the networking times and other activities associated with North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) that’s now been conducted for a decade. But now organizers of the industry event hosted by the ... [Read More]
Dissecting how inflation could ripple into automotive space
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 03:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough explained the challenge facing the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve. Chesbrough articulated how the implications might not impact dealership turns and finance company originations immediately, but he cautioned that trends ... [Read More]
AUL Corp. surpasses 2M contracts and adds to sales team
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It took AUL Corp. 21 years to reach 1 million vehicle services contracts. According to a new release shared this week, the VSC provider doubled that figure seven years later. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson announced the ... [Read More]
2 ways longer terms impacted Credit Acceptance in Q4
Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, 04:25 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Stretching terms forced Credit Acceptance to adjust its expectations for future cash flows. But increasing contract length to the longest average in company history perhaps helped the finance provider turn around a string of declines in the number originations from ... [Read More]
CFPB’s office of fair lending now within acting director’s office
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, 04:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Another busy week at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closed with a personnel move by the acting director that one legal expert called without hesitation, “a big deal.” According to an internal email first brought to light by The Washington ... [Read More]
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