Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 10:30 AM
PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 10:57 AM
Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 10:53 AM
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
Industry Elite: Chuck Tapp of America’s Group
Next up on our series with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is America’s Group CEO Chuck Tapp. In this episode, we revisit Tapp’s fireside chat with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits at Used Car Week 2025. They ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 01:04 PM
Industry Elite: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
Kicking off our podcasts with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is a conversation with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions. Huang talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from business consultant ... Listen Here
Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026, 04:49 PM
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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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
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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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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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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