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FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
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Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
CARS Offering 2 Chances for Free Recovery Webinar
Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015, 04:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Terry Groves, co-founder and senior vice president of sales and remarketing at Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems, is offering two installment of a free webinar titled, “What Should You Pay For A Repossession Service?” Groves intends to cover six different topics ... [Read More]
ABA Offers CFPB 6 Suggestions to Improve Complaint Response
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]
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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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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13,000 Vehicles to Buy with Average Tax Refund
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]
Why ‘Word Is Out’ About Alternative Data
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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