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Jessica Gonzalez of InformedIQ on growing ‘AI and fraud fatigue’
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jessica Gonzalez, vice president of customer success and general manager of automotive at InformedIQ, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to describe growing “AI and fraud fatigue” and other topics connected with auto finance. Listen Here
Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
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
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
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

2016 depreciation forecast has level hitting 15%

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Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2016, 04:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Overall vehicle depreciation for 2- to 6-year old vehicles is expected to reach 15 percent this year, representing an increase from the level of 13.2 percent experienced in 2015. That prediction arrived on Wednesday as Black Book and Fitch Ratings ... [Read More]

Former top CFPB official joins FactorTrust board

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Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2016, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FactorTrust recently added a former top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to its board of directors Lending her expertise to the organization’s audit and risk committee is industry veteran Marla Blow, who now is founder and chief executive ... [Read More]

Ally chairman ‘frustrated with market perception’

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Monday, Mar. 21, 2016, 09:03 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While currently holding the top market share position in retail auto financing, Ally Financial said late on Monday that it will appoint a new independent director to its board of directors in a strongly worded announcement where the chairman described ... [Read More]

21.7% of all auto loans fell into subprime

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Monday, Mar. 21, 2016, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to the February Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report, 2015 marked another strong year for the auto loan market as originations increased year-over-year, while the mix of loans across the entire credit spectrum held for the fourth year in ... [Read More]

Equifax cautious about overacting to Fitch ABS report

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Monday, Mar. 21, 2016, 03:21 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When Fitch Ratings reported recently that U.S. subprime auto ABS delinquencies ballooned to levels not seen in almost 20 years, the development sparked plenty of industry reaction. To clarify whether or not this market segment is in a profound tailspin, ... [Read More]

Another bill & CFPB clash with House lawmakers

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Friday, Mar. 18, 2016, 02:58 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Vehicle financing continued to be one of the more bandied about topics on Capitol Hill in recent days. First, a member of the U.S. Senate introduced legislation to bring what the National Automobile Dealers Association called “transparency and accountability” to ... [Read More]

ACA, Westlake settle in Massachusetts, agree to pay $7.4M in relief

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Thursday, Mar. 17, 2016, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Credit Acceptance and Westlake Financial Services agreed this week to provide a total of $7.4 million in relief to thousands of Massachusetts consumers over allegations by the state’s attorney general that they charged “excessive” interest rates on their subprime ... [Read More]

TransUnion touts ease of use for new data solution

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Thursday, Mar. 17, 2016, 03:59 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
TransUnion named its newest suite of solutions Prama, which in Sanskrit means the source for accurate and valid knowledge about the world. No matter if they speak English, Spanish, French or even Sanskrit, TransUnion’s Steve Chaouki insisted that finance company executives — ... [Read More]

Grubb’s 3-point message to Exeter board & workforce

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Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016, 03:48 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jason Grubb conveyed a similar message not only to the board of directors that hired him to be the chief executive officer of Exeter Finance, but also the workforce of nearly 1,000 employees that he became entrusted with overseeing about ... [Read More]

3 enhanced relationships for F&I Express

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Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The past week represented a busy time of relationship building and integrations for F&I Express, which highlighted developments with Dominion Dealer Solutions, Pearl Technology Holdings and Capital Companies. The string aimed at helping dealership finance managers and other store personnel ... [Read More]

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