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Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here
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Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Patrick Manzi, who is the chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi , who got his first subscription to Car and Driver in his early teens, talks ... Listen Here
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Considering personal loan involvement in vehicle delivery
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, 04:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The latest TransUnion Industry Insights Report found that 80 million consumers held a vehicle lease or retail installment contract as of the close of 2016. Analysts determined the figure marked the highest level TransUnion has observed since at least the ... [Read More]
GM Financial reinforcing AmeriCredit channel paying ‘dividends’
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
About a year ago, GM Financial restructured internal management to strengthen its AmeriCredit division — the original piece General Motors acquired almost seven years ago. Since that point, GM Financial has since become the captive for the parent automaker. However, ... [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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Successes for Enterprise Car Sales & AFG in credit union space
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both Enterprise Car Sales and Auto Financial Group (AFG) recently highlighted how much success they’re having with credit unions. Enterprise Car Sales said it generated a record $575 million in financing volume to more than 31,000 credit union members during ... [Read More]
What the heart is saying about finances
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 09:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With Valentine’s Day here, research showed individuals who might be married or in an exclusive relationship and perhaps sending applications to your finance company or walking into your dealership showroom, aren’t together just because of physical attraction or engaging conversation. ... [Read More]
4 elements of auto finance in ‘new digital ecosystem’
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive and asset finance software solutions provider White Clarke Group recently released its latest publication titled, “Global Technology Report 2017: Auto Finance in the New Digital Ecosystem.” The company highlighted the report, and accompanying summary video that can be viewed ... [Read More]
Exeter appoints veteran exec to be CFO
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Specialty auto finance company Exeter Finance Corp. announced on Monday that it appointed company veteran Brad Nall to be chief financial officer in a move that was effective Feb. 1. Nall joined Exeter in July 2012 and has more than ... [Read More]
Personnel moves by GWC Warranty & Carleton
Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty — a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers — and Carleton, a provider of compliant financing calculation and digital document software solutions, each made personnel moves this week. At GWC Warranty, ... [Read More]
Borrowers perhaps not fully prepared for financing, but diligent with payment
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 08:03 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Consumers are relying more on retail installment contracts and leases to acquire cars than they were eight years ago, yet many might not be as prepared as they should be going into the purchase. However, the silver lining is that ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance keeps income rising despite headwinds
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 04:30 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Credit Acceptance Corp. posted year-over-year income increases even as company leadership acknowledged the difficulty in keeping originations coming through its dealer network as well as intensifying regulatory demands. This past Friday, a few days after sharing its fourth-quarter and full-year ... [Read More]
Seasonality trends impact December ABS performances
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reasons that S&P Global Ratings analysts expected to see when comparing December U.S. auto loan ABS performance against the previous month surfaced again, according the firm’s latest report released on Wednesday. Analysts found that collateral performance in the U.S. prime ... [Read More]
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