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7 components when hiring terrific candidates
Monday, May. 1, 2017, 06:45 PM
Don Jasensky, Automotive Personnel
Over the past 28 years in executive search and several years as a general manager at a dealership prior, I have found seven components common to all terrific hires. We focus on these components when we are evaluating candidates and ... [Read More]
FICO answers 5 typical questions to enhance collections
Monday, May. 1, 2017, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With delinquencies an ongoing concern, FICO said it has crafted a way to prioritize the account holders with the highest likelihood of paying. FICO discussed the process in its latest white paper, delving into the topic by discussing five questions ... [Read More]
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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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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner
In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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Case Management Made Easy: Harnessing the Power of Technology
Lenders are grappling with record-high automotive loan delinquencies, all while navigating budget constraints, staffing shortages and more. To overcome these...
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How Q1 GDP figure might frame next rate discussion
Monday, May. 1, 2017, 02:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Open Market Committee within the Federal Reserve is set to conduct its next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. It appears the policymakers have much to discuss since first-quarter gross domestic product figures arrived this past Friday. ... [Read More]
March auto defaults dip 5 basis points
Friday, Apr. 28, 2017, 01:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto finance component of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed contract defaults improved in March both on a year-over-year and sequential basis. According to data released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, auto loan defaults came in ... [Read More]
Carleton successfully completes SOC 2 audit
Friday, Apr. 28, 2017, 01:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Carleton, a provider of compliant financing calculation and document generation solutions, recently announced that it has successfully completed its 2016 SOC 2 compliance audit, conducted by Crowe Horwath. The company highlighted SOC 2 compliance has quickly become a hot topic ... [Read More]
UPDATED: CFPB hits SNAAC with another $1.25M penalty
Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017, 01:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Wednesday that Security National Automotive Acceptance Company (SNAAC) violated a consent order from 2015, demanding that the finance company make good on the redress it owes to consumers and pay an additional $1.25 ... [Read More]
White paper tackles 8 common problems during F&I cancellation process
Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2017, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express insisted the F&I product cancellation process currently lacks standardization, automation, transparency and efficiency. F&I Express continued by stating these challenges not only have a negative impact on the day-to-day operations of a product provider or finance company, but ... [Read More]
Recapping crucial debt collection case before Supreme Court
Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2017, 02:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Hudson Cook associate Anastasia Caton observed last week’s oral arguments during a crucial debt collection case in front of the Supreme Court that might make third-party efforts within auto finance significantly more difficult depending which way the nine justices rule. ... [Read More]
NAF Association pledges to maintain conference quality
Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2017, 02:57 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The National Automotive Finance Association is organizing the 21st annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference with the same mandate organization leadership has held for more than two decades. “This is the industry event where all the non-prime auto financing company executives ... [Read More]
CPS’ positive-earnings streak reaches 23 straight quarters
Monday, Apr. 24, 2017, 03:00 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Consumer Portfolio Services chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley likes the position where the subprime auto finance company sits after the first quarter. And it’s not just because CPS posted its 23rd consecutive quarter of positive earnings. Bradley pointed ... [Read More]
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