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PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
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VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
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The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
Negative consequence of 65-month new-car contracts
Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb didn’t reference the Federal Reserve’s revamped consumer credit report that includes more details about auto financing when he conducted his quarterly conference call this week. But the metrics the Fed reported probably didn’t provide ... [Read More]
Western Funding books nearly 1,000 contracts in June
Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Western Funding closed the first half of the year with the biggest origination month in company history, fueling plans to grow its footprint and workforce. Western Funding — a specialized subprime automotive finance company and subsidiary of Westlake Financial Services ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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NAF Association opens next enrollment session for compliance program
Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association established the next in-person session to create another cohort enrolled in its Consumer Credit Compliance Certification program. The NAF Association will host the opening module of the four-part training endeavor at the Irvine Marriott in ... [Read More]
TFS promotes Groff to expanded captive role
Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In moves that became effective July 1, Toyota Financial Services announced on Thursday that Mike Groff, president and chief executive officer of TFS USA, was appointed to be CEO of the Toyota Financial Services Americas Region. The captive indicated Groff ... [Read More]
CFPB reveals guidelines for faster payment networks
Thursday, Jul. 9, 2015, 06:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A wide array of service providers now operate to help finance companies keep payments coming into their coffers along with ways so customers can stay current on their vehicle installment contracts, especially individuals who might fall into the growing underbanked ... [Read More]
Ally adds 3 account and credit info features for auto customers
Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 06:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With federal regulators asking finance companies to provide consumers with more resources to manage their vehicle installment contracts and more, Ally Financial added three enhancements to its offering. At the National Association of Minority Automotive Dealers (NAMAD) annual convention on ... [Read More]
6 ‘knockout factors’ to find great employees
Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 02:26 PM
Don Jasensky, Automotive Personnel
We have learned the value of establishing “knockout factors” at the beginning of every search. These are factors that are so important that, no matter how qualified a candidate may otherwise be, they will be “knocked out of contention” if ... [Read More]
Metrolina Credit elevates branch manager to field supervisory post
Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co. recently established its first field supervisory position to help support the continued success and growth of its branch network throughout North and South Carolina. To fill this position, Metrolina Credit promoted Stan Joyce to regional manager. Joyce ... [Read More]
6 components of Santander’s latest enforcement action from Federal Reserve
Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2015, 06:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Within a seven-day span that included the co-founder and chief executive officer resigning and the chief financial officer being promoted to take his place, Santander Consumer USA’s parent company reached an enforcement action agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of ... [Read More]
SCUSA maintains strategy now with Kulas as CEO
Monday, Jul. 6, 2015, 04:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Just before the Fourth of July holiday began, Santander Consumer USA Holdings made a series of leadership changes, including the appointment of Jason Kulas as chief executive officer to succeed Thomas Dundon, the finance company’s founder who will continue to ... [Read More]
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