Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
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With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches averages credit scores tick lower again
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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
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GM Financial Spots Impact of More Prime Paper
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, 05:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
As the company ramps up its prime financing program, General Motors Financial still is keeping an eye on its subprime business as a Wall Street analyst touched on recent inquiries from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and ... [Read More]
Bankruptcy Lead Provider Enhances Dealer Solution
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, 05:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Officials from www.OnlineBKmanager.com made what they called “significant” improvements to their Web-based marketing software. After 18 months of development and programming, OnlineBKmanager.com now has the ability to deliver bankruptcy leads to franchised dealers on a daily basis. Upgrades also include ... [Read More]
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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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GWC Warranty & National Auto Lenders Form Strategic Alliance
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, 05:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently announced a strategic alliance with National Auto Lenders (NAL), a non-prime auto finance company. Officials highlighted GWC’s partnership with NAL represents the ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Loosens Term, Sees Q4 Originations Grow
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, 05:29 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The average vehicle installment contract term Credit Acceptance originated during the fourth quarter ticked up to 48.5 months. The loosening of terms helped the company generate almost 20 percent more contract volume during Q4 as Credit Acceptance’s active dealer network ... [Read More]
Bankruptcy Filings Open 2015 With More Declines
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, 05:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Total U.S. bankruptcy filings now are on a streak stretching back more than four years. During each month of the run, filings have declined year-over-year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems to the American Bankruptcy Institute. This year began ... [Read More]
ELEAD1ONE Integrates with CreditMiner
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, 05:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CreditMiner, a technology solution that can provide the ability to pre-qualify and pre-screen automotive consumers on Experian, Transunion and Equifax bureau platforms, recently finalized an integration with customer contact management, CRM and dealership software provider ELEAD1ONE. The companies highlighted that ... [Read More]
Ally Targeting Quarterly Non-Prime Originations of 15%
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, 04:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Newly appointed Ally Financial chief executive officer Jeffrey Brown wasted little time articulating how he will steer the company. Brown hosted his first conference call with the investment community on Thursday, just three days after succeeding Michael Carpenter in the ... [Read More]
3 Reasons Why ACH Bill Pay Services Could Fade
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, 04:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Electronic payment and banking solutions provider ACI Worldwide pointed out that recent research from Mercator Advisory Group showed 62 percent of consumers demand faster bill pay services than the Automated Clearing House (ACH) plans to deliver. In light of that ... [Read More]
IDDS Vice President Earns AFIP Certification
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
IDDS co-owner and vice president Max Zanan recently became the latest F&I executive to pass the certification exam orchestrated by the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP). Zanan passed the AFIP test in January. Based in New York City, IDDS ... [Read More]
Exploring Reasons for Recent DOJ Subpoenas to Finance Companies
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, 05:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
No less than five finance companies — Ally Financial, Consumer Portfolio Services, Credit Acceptance, General Motors Financial and Santander Consumer USA — have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which is investigating practices in connection with subprime auto ... [Read More]
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