A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
SCUSA’s Kulas sees benefits of added compliance burden
Thursday, Jun. 16, 2016, 02:26 PM
Jim Henry, Correspondent
Rising compliance costs could be a blessing in disguise for big, established subprime auto finance companies, said Jason Kulas, chief executive officer of Dallas-based Santander Consumer USA. That’s because in the long run the cost of meeting tougher regulations could ... [Read More]
SouthWest Dealer Services appoints new CEO
Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2016, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, SouthWest Dealer Services — an independent full-service provider of F&I products and services to dealers — announced that SWDS Holdings’ board of directors appointed Vernon Leake as chief executive officer. Leake succeeds Eric Hamann, who will now serve ... [Read More]
How captives & tech entrepreneurs can solve digital challenges
Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2016, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
White Clarke Group acknowledged that it seemed like just a few months ago that experts thought auto finance companies would inevitably lose their businesses to technology-savvy new players entering the market as disruptors. The company predicted these new entrants would ... [Read More]
CFPB roundup: Bureau’s spending recap & more proposed changes
Tuesday, Jun. 14, 2016, 03:46 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Coinciding with the federally mandated website disclosing how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau spends its budget on government contractors, more U.S. House members — including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — continued the parade of bill proposals and other ... [Read More]
CRIF Lending Solutions and Dealertrack form partnership
Monday, Jun. 13, 2016, 02:32 PM
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
In order to make indirect auto financing seamless, CRIF Lending Solutions and Dealertrack are joining forces. CRIF Lending Solutions recently announced a partnership with Dealertrack, a Cox Automotive brand, to integrate its CRIF ACTion loan origination system with Dealertrack’s e-contracting software. ... [Read More]
Bill to change CFPB to 5-person board passes House Appropriations Committee
Friday, Jun. 10, 2016, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Momentum to modify how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is structured and operates gained more steam this week. Soon after the U.S. House Financial Services Committee chairman outlined his plan to revamp the Dodd-Frank Act and more, the House Appropriations ... [Read More]
AUTOMAP aims to streamline floor plan auditing
Friday, Jun. 10, 2016, 03:47 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Mark Sargeant insisted banks and other capital providers are interested in the tool AUTOMAP Tracking Solutions offers: a product that can reduce the time it takes to complete an audit to minutes instead of days while mitigating risk. Here’s boiler plate ... [Read More]
3 securitizations impact S&P’s latest subprime ABS review
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2016, 07:07 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
While pinpointing a trio of subprime securitizations demonstrating some higher loss trends, S&P Global Ratings determined collateral performance in the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities sector improved month over month in April for the subprime sector, but continued to remain ... [Read More]
Why latest jobs report likely delayed interest rate rise
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2016, 02:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With the May employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics landing with “a thud,” according to the reaction by Comerica Bank chief economist Robert Dye, the auto finance industry likely will have to wait until later this summer at ... [Read More]
New F&I library launched for Arkansas dealers
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2016, 02:08 PM
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
Arkansas dealers now have their own library of standardized documents to ensure their compliance with current automotive regulations. Reynolds and Reynolds recently announced the launch of the LAW Arkansas F&I Library. Reynolds Document Services developed the library in partnership with ... [Read More]
X