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Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
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Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
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
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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
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
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
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
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
FIS and Equifax launch solution to prevent financial fraud and identity theft
Friday, Sep. 1, 2017, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your thumbprint isn’t just for your iPhone any longer. FIS and Equifax recently teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from ... [Read More]
FactorTrust partners with Enova Decisions to bolster consumer credit availability
Friday, Sep. 1, 2017, 01:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, alternative credit data provider FactorTrust announced a partnership with predictive analytics and digital decisioning company, Enova Decisions, to integrate FactorTrust’s proprietary data into its Colossus digital decisioning platform. Executives highlighted the integration will strengthen Enova Decisions’ platform with ... [Read More]
Survey shows how dealers struggle to grasp potential of F&I programs
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, 02:51 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A recent survey of dealers showed how some operators are struggling to understand the complexities of F&I programs, resulting in limited penetration during vehicle deliveries. Protective Asset Protection, which operates dealer-owned warranty programs (DOWC) and other F&I products for dealers, ... [Read More]
Hyundai Capital America out to help customers hit by Harvey
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, 02:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a move similar to the one made by the captive for Toyota and Lexus, Hyundai Capital America, which does business as Hyundai Motor Finance, Genesis Finance and Kia Motors Finance, has announced that it is offering payment relief solutions to ... [Read More]
Ford Motor Credit leverages machine learning to enhance underwriting, reduce risk
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, 02:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ford Motor Credit and ZestFinance recently announced the results of a study that measured the effectiveness of machine learning to better predict risk in auto financing and potentially expand auto financing for millennials and other Americans with limited credit histories. ... [Read More]
Calls intensify for Cordray to reveal political aspirations
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, 02:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee wants a definitive answer to a question that both he and Consumer Bankers Association president and chief executive officer Richard Hunt have been asking for some time: Is Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... [Read More]
Finance regulators, providers offering help to Harvey victims
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, 02:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As Texas continues to contend with the ongoing torrential rain and flooding, state and federal financial regulatory agencies along with finance providers are taking steps to offer assistance to customers who have been impacted. Officials from the Office of the Comptroller ... [Read More]
Kulas resigns; Powell now leading SCUSA
Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The parade of high-level executive leadership changes at Santander Consumer USA continued on Monday with the resignation of Jason Kulas as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. According to a news release, succeeding Kulas — who had held the ... [Read More]
Securitization notes: Updates from Prestige & Westlake
Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, 02:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services and Prestige Financial Services each announced updates about securitizations this week, combining for a total surpassing $1.1 billion. The larger of the two securitizations came from Westlake, which actually rolled out its largest issuance in company history. ... [Read More]
Ways to reach consumers who check their smartphones 150 times a day
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, 02:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian senior director of digital credit marketing Scott Gordon acknowledged the proliferation of advertising mediums means there isn’t a “silver bullet” for dealerships and finance companies to use in order to showcase their options for consumers to purchase or lease ... [Read More]
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