Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches averages credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
60 dealers to participate in GWC Warranty Elite Dealer Conference
Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty this week announced details of its first-ever Elite Dealer Conference. The Elite Dealer Conference offers 60 dealers and their guests the opportunity to venture to some of the world’s most picturesque destinations. “It’s our partnership with our Elite ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance has long-range hopes for sales force
Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, 02:43 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As the company acknowledged an inquiry from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Acceptance leadership discussed its sales force during a good portion of its latest conference call with investment analysts. Credit Acceptance shared as a part of its second-quarter ... [Read More]
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A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Details on DRN’s 4-part skip-tracing training series
Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The next series of free skip-tracing training webinars hosted by Alex Price, the director of risk solutions at Digital Recognition Network (DRN), begins this week. An expert in skip-tracing with more than 30 years of experience, Price is beginning this ... [Read More]
2 reasons why next interest rate rise won’t come in 2017
Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A top expert at S&P Global Ratings gave two reasons why she now expects the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy to remain on hold through the rest of the year. S&P Global U.S. chief economist Beth Ann Bovino explained that factors giving ... [Read More]
How finance companies dabble with psychographic analysis
Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, 03:23 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Psychographic analysis involves the study of how people live, what interests them and what they like, according to the American Marketing Association. Equifax auto lending sales leader Craig Sims acknowledged finance companies are leveraging psychographic personas in order to target ... [Read More]
Lobel Financial boosts underwriting with FactorTrust data
Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Friday, FactorTrust announced the addition of Lobel Financial to its growing list of financial service companies implementing its alternative credit data into their credit decisioning process. Lobel Financial, a finance company specializing in purchasing and servicing vehicle installment contracts ... [Read More]
Auto Approve names Kroshus as president & CEO
Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, 06:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bringing nearly 30 years of experience with him, Jerry Kroshus has been named president and chief executive officer of Auto Approve, a refinance company that specializes in helping consumers find the best possible vehicle interest rates through its national network ... [Read More]
Why CPS is going through a ‘painful process’
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, 08:07 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Consumer Portfolio Services chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley described how the subprime finance company is going through what he called a “painful process.” While the company’s originations are down from last year, its delinquencies didn’t spike to alarming ... [Read More]
New credit tool from CoreLogic & Equifax aims to enhance dealers’ leads
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, 02:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both consumers and dealers likely want to know potential buyers’ credit standing in order to facilitate delivery, and a new product fueled by CoreLogic and Equifax rolled out on Wednesday aims to accomplish that objective. Analytics and data-enabled solutions provider ... [Read More]
700Credit to offer instant income and employment verification solution
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, 02:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With contract holders’ ability to pay paramount, 700Credit now is offering Income PreCheck, an instant income and employment verification solution that can help dealerships verify buyers' stated income and employment. The verification is derived by accessing The Work Number, a ... [Read More]
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