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 honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 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
Westlake’s DealerCenter now offers eContracting solution
Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017, 05:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Westlake Financial Services highlighted that it has launched its electronic contracting automotive loan origination solution in 17 U.S. states through DealerCenter. Westlake insisted the move enhanced the finance company’s customer service to both its borrowers and dealer-partners, while ... [Read More]
Hensarling reiterates call for removal of Cordray & CFPB
Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017, 02:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The semiannual testimonial tussle on Wednesday between Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Richard Cordray and members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee spanned more than four hours as the regulator’s director traded arguments back and forth about the agency’s activities ... [Read More]
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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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United Auto Credit leverages FactorTrust to boost underwriting
Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2017, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alternative credit information provider FactorTrust announced earlier this week the addition of United Auto Credit to its growing number of clients enlisting alternative credit data to help qualify and evaluate risk in their underwriting process. Executives explained trends in the ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital taps Moody’s Analytics to bolster securitizations
Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2017, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, NextGear Capital selected the Moody’s Analytics ABS System securitization issuance platform to enhance its efforts as a floor plan finance provider in the U.S. and Canada. The Moody’s Analytics ABS System can automate reporting and enhance internal ... [Read More]
8 parts of AFSA’s regulatory-reform blueprint
Monday, Apr. 3, 2017, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past Friday, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) submitted a list of regulatory reforms to the Trump administration that the organization insisted would provide relief to its members operating in the consumer credit industry and ultimately benefit customers and ... [Read More]
Ally launches Clearlane to leverage finance provider network
Monday, Apr. 3, 2017, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally on Monday introduced an online marketplace called Clearlane; a platform designed to connects consumers with leading auto finance providers to finance or refinance their vehicles with ease. Ally highlighted Clearlane’s “simple and straightforward” process can provide customers with quotes ... [Read More]
4 attributes of quality compliance trainers
Friday, Mar. 31, 2017, 06:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty recently published four recommendations to help dealerships secure a high-quality compliance trainer. The used-vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance products provider attempted to go beyond just someone who might have a deep knowledge of both federal ... [Read More]
VantageScore paper examines credit score accuracy without some negative elements
Friday, Mar. 31, 2017, 06:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
VantageScore Solutions — developer of the VantageScore credit scoring model — recently released a white paper that found that credit score models can maintain accuracy and predictive power even if certain negative data such as tax liens, civil judgments, and ... [Read More]
15 state AGs also question CFPB’s structure
Friday, Mar. 31, 2017, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
First, the development surfaced that the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief — a legal document filed in appellate court cases by non-litigants with a strong interest in the subject matter — questioning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau being ... [Read More]
3 suggestions for spotting & preventing fraud
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2017, 03:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Equifax auto finance leader Lou Loquasto insisted every credit provider and buyer of vehicle installment contracts has a story about how deliveries might have been completed because of some kind of fraud. Loquasto pointed out that sometimes it’s a “rogue” ... [Read More]
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