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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here

ABA Offers CFPB 6 Suggestions to Improve Complaint Response

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:13 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Bankers Association president and chief executive officer Frank Keating recently penned a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray offering six improvements as to how institutions can respond to complaints that might be published publicly via the ... [Read More]

13,000 Vehicles to Buy with Average Tax Refund

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The deadline to file federal income tax forms came earlier this week, and Autotrader took a look at the options for consumers who didn’t necessarily want to use a potential refund to make a down payment — rather to utilize ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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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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Why ‘Word Is Out’ About Alternative Data

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:09 AM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Resort personnel brought in additional seating for the first roundtable discussion on Wednesday during the Independents Conference orchestrated by the American Financial Services Association. Scores of executives came in out of the summer-like south Florida weather to hear a trio ... [Read More]

2nd Bill Focused on Auto Financing Back in US House

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Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2015, 07:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association applauded the continued bipartisan efforts in Congress to rescind what it considers “flawed” guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would “harm” consumers by limiting their ability to obtain discounted auto financing. This week, ... [Read More]

Why Student Loan Delinquency Might Become Even Worse

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Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2015, 07:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest report from a pair of experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis included a question that could significantly impact finance companies and dealership F&I departments. The report was titled, “Student Loan Delinquency: A Big Problem Getting Worse?” Senior ... [Read More]

Only 22% of Americans Saving for Future Expenses

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A recent consumer survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Ally Financial showed the potential for buyers arriving at the dealership with a savings account containing enough money to make a down payment high enough to satisfy finance company ... [Read More]

CPS Looks to Generate $50M Through Note Offering

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Based on its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Portfolio Services is looking to collect more resources to ramp up its subprime auto financing. The company said in the filing that it’s offering renewable unsecured subordinated notes to ... [Read More]

Former SunTrust Exec Joins Black Book

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 01:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book tapped a former SunTrust Bank executive today to be its new vice president of lender solutions. Joining the company and bringing 20 years of automotive finance industry experience is Barrett Teague, who will be responsible for overseeing strategic ... [Read More]

3 Reasons Not to Fear CFPB Complaint Database Policy

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Friday, Apr. 10, 2015, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI Inc. president David Bafumo took a couple of weeks to analyze the complaint database policy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revealed; a move that generated immediate skeptical reaction for industry associations. Now that potentially the immediate dust has settled ... [Read More]

NIADA, Dealertrack Offering Free F&I Guidance

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Friday, Apr. 10, 2015, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Dealertrack Technologies recently joined forces to give dealers an opportunity to get their F&I department questions answered without paying a retainer or being charged billable hours. Dealertrack associate general counsel Randy Henrick worked ... [Read More]

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