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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
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
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

AFS Acceptance outlines future after equity sell-off

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Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, 03:05 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
AFS Acceptance chief executive officer Dov Szapiro explained why his company’s decision to sell 65 percent of its equity to Mexican finance institution Credito Real “could not have occurred at a better time.” With growth expectations stemming from originations as ... [Read More]

September auto defaults tick 2 points higher

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Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto loan default rate for September ticked up 2 basis points on a sequential basis but remained 9 basis points lower than a year earlier. The September reading also was just 7 basis points above the all-time low established ... [Read More]

Penn Warranty now part of F&I Express eContracting network

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Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express announced this week that it will provide its dealer clients with access to products from the Penn Warranty Corp. through F&I Express’ eContracting platform. Through this new relationship, dealers using the F&I Express eContracting platform will have the ... [Read More]

Comptroller calls auto finance behavior reminiscent of mortgage problems

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Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another high-ranking federal regulator tried to tie together what’s happening in vehicle financing nowadays to the mortgage-connected developments that created the Great Recession nearly a decade ago. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry gave a speech to the Exchequer Club ... [Read More]

Mexican institution acquires 65% stake in AFS Acceptance for $18M

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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, 07:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credito Real — an institution in Mexico that boasts five lines of business including used-vehicle installment contracts — announced on Wednesday that it acquired 65 percent of the equity interests issued by AFS Acceptance, a company that specializes in subprime ... [Read More]

DRN rolls out new solution to avoid charge-off losses

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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, 04:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Re3 Conference presenting sponsor Digital Recognition Network launched new product on Tuesday that the company is calling its Enterprise Solution — a value-based subscription model for “all-you-can-eat” access to vehicle location data. Finance companies that rely on DRN’s vehicle location ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty adds 4 consultants in 4 markets

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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, 04:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently hired dealer consultants in four new markets. In adding four new dealer consultants, GWC is now represented with a dedicated presence in the ... [Read More]

Redefining micro-management of your sales team

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Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 03:46 PM
Don Jasensky, Automotive Personnel
Is it time to revisit the definition of micro-management? I receive calls on a weekly basis from frustrated executives lamenting over the difficulty of finding good sales people. You may have heard these frustrations, too, including: — This new generation ... [Read More]

Fitch reiterates 6 components for ABS ratings

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Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings recently published an updated asset-backed sector specific criteria report. Analysts indicated there have been no “material” changes from the previous version, so therefore Fitch expects no impact on outstanding ratings. The firm noted this report updates and replaces ... [Read More]

Honda Finance & Junior Achievement create education site for young drivers

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Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new national survey finding that teen drivers lack basic knowledge about auto financing and total vehicle ownership costs sparked Junior Achievement USA and American Honda Finance Corp. to create a new website. The national survey orchestrated by Junior Achievement ... [Read More]

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