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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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Sword Apak names Bunch as VP of global sales
Friday, Jul. 8, 2016, 01:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sword Apak announced on Friday that Jeff Bunch — whose professional career includes time with Manheim, Black Book, Auction Credit Enterprises and America’s Auto Auctions — is now with the wholesale floor planning software provider as its vice president of ... [Read More]
S&P says subprime ABS trends ‘mixed’ in May
Thursday, Jul. 7, 2016, 02:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings described collateral performance for the subprime sector in its latest U.S. Auto Loan ABS Tracker as “mixed.” Overall on a year-over-year basis, analysts indicated the performance for both the prime and subprime sectors exhibited higher losses and ... [Read More]
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Latest CFPB report of how finance companies ‘deceived’ consumers
Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2016, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With officials saying some auto finance companies “deceived” individuals in multiple ways, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently tabulated that its supervisory actions during the first four months of the year uncovered “illegal activities” that led to approximately $24.5 million ... [Read More]
3 more states now can access Reynolds F&I library
Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2016, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During the past month, Reynolds and Reynolds added three more states to its network associated with Reynolds Document Services. Joining the ranks are New Mexico, Idaho and Kentucky. Dealerships in 22 states can now access a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally ... [Read More]
AFSA & NADA engage with CFPB’s Cordray during recent forum
Friday, Jul. 1, 2016, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the seventh consecutive year, the American Financial Services Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association co-sponsored an executive forum to discuss legislative, regulatory and operational challenges facing dealers and finance sources. Led by David Paul, chair of AFSA’s Vehicle ... [Read More]
Heritage Acceptance turns to defi SOLUTIONS for loan origination system
Friday, Jul. 1, 2016, 02:35 PM
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
Heritage Acceptance hopes to increase its financing efficiency and speed by teaming up with defi SOLUTIONS. The subprime finance company announced recently that it is now utilizing the defi SOLUTIONS loan origin system (LOS), after going live with the solution ... [Read More]
NADA chairman: Dealers rally behind Senate bill to ‘tame’ CFPB
Thursday, Jun. 30, 2016, 02:04 PM
Jeff Carlson, NADA
An important number that the nation’s auto dealers should know is 2663. NADA’s battle to tame the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues and Senate bill S. 2663 is the next chapter. This bill, entitled, “Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance ... [Read More]
New York AG reaches 6th dealer settlement in past 12 months
Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2016, 02:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the third time in the span of about a year, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with a dealership regarding either the advertising or the financing practices conducted by the store. The most recent development is ... [Read More]
Ally appoints Cary to board as Feinberg departs
Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2016, 02:08 PM
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
Ally Financial has added a former General Electric executive to its own board of directors. The company announced this week that William “Bill” Cary has been appointed to the Ally board of directors, filling the role left by Cerberus Capital ... [Read More]
Dealers still see subprime availability as big players adjust
Monday, Jun. 27, 2016, 03:50 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The size of the U.S. subprime population is getting smaller — at least that’s what FICO says. And large finance companies such as General Motors Financial again acknowledged that the segment of its portfolio composed of subprime paper will continue to ... [Read More]
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