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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
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 09:18 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners begin with Jessica Caldwell, who is head of insights at Edmunds. Caldwell talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about her journey going from working at automakers on the product ... Listen Here
NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
Ashley Cavazos, who is president of the Women of Color Automotive Network and a consultant, instructor and 20 group moderator at NCM Associates, joins the show, along with Colby Sturdivant, new-car manager at Freedom Honda Sumter in South Carolina. WOCAN ... Listen Here

AG penalizes 23 NY dealerships over deceptive advertising

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Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2015, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What law enforcement considers to be deceptive advertising associated in part with vehicle financing is continuing to hit New York dealerships in the pocketbook. New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman announced two separate settlements on Tuesday involving 23 franchised dealerships ... [Read More]

2 suggestions for maintaining profitability

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2015, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency acknowledged vehicle installment contract delinquencies are are at “manageable” levels now, FICO’s analytic team recently offered a pair of recommendations to help finance companies protect profitability in case those conditions deteriorate. ... [Read More]

How F&I training can add ‘prestige’ to job

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2015, 03:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
When IDDS Group co-founder and chief executive officer Max Zanan arrives at a dealership to conduct a consulting and training session, he acknowledged that he rarely sees any documents hanging within the F&I department that shows managers are certified through ... [Read More]

GSFSGroup organizes program to serve veterans

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2015, 03:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Associates from GSFSGroup, a nationwide provider and administrator of F&I products, recently banded together to honor the nation’s military veterans by collecting, assembling and delivering hundreds of care packages to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. The ... [Read More]

Negative consequence of 65-month new-car contracts

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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

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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]

NAF Association opens next enrollment session for compliance program

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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