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 average 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 Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
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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
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM
BenchMark Consulting International Taps New Director for Americas
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BenchMark Consulting International — which compiles the annual survey for the National Automotive Finance Association among other analytical projects for banks and finance companies — recently chose Dwayne Furmidge as the new leader of its North and South American operations. ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS Integrates Carleton SmartCalcs to Boost Compliance
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, 04:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cloud-based loan origination system defi SOLUTIONS integrated Carleton SmartCalcs into its platform this week. Officials highlighted defi SOLUTIONS customers now can access Carleton’s 40 years of compliance expertise to assure federal and state lending interest, fees and the annual percentage ... [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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GrooveCar Direct Partners with 2 More Credit Unions
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct, an online auto buying resource for credit unions, recently reached partnership with two more institutions. The two credit unions now a part of the network are as follows: — Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union of Paramus, N.J., which ... [Read More]
Moody’s Analyst Counters Thoughts of Auto Loan Bubble
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, 04:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Moody’s Analytics senior director Cristian deRitis chimed in this week, refuting the notion that rising auto lending volume is creating a bubble similar to the one that burst in the mortgage space and sent the U.S. economy into recession. deRitis ... [Read More]
2 Examples of How Intelligent Interviewing Produces Intelligent Hires
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, 03:21 PM
Don Jasensky, Automotive Personnel
No one has ever asked our firm to “find someone average.” Employers are always seeking high-performing employees. The best indicator of future performance is past performance. To help identify the high performers we like to ask “intelligent interviewing questions” to ... [Read More]
F&I Express Brings American Guardian Warranty Services Into Network
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intersection Technologies’ F&I Express recently added American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) to its aftermarket e-contracting platform. Executives highlighted the enhanced F&I Express functionality is free to all AGWS agents and dealers. AGWS is a provider of administration services for dealers ... [Read More]
FICO Refines Analysis of Medical Collections to Boost Scores
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The next time subprime consumers show up at your dealership or their loan application arrives at your finance company’s underwriting department, their FICO score might be higher if much of what triggered their soft credit profile is delinquent medical debt. ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Receives CID from FTC
Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, 03:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Credit Acceptance Corp. recently reported more than just its second-quarter performance. The company also received a civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission. As a part of its Q2 financial reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Credit Acceptance ... [Read More]
AFIP Offers $100 Off for Next Boot Camp
Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) is offering Industry Summit attendees a $100 discount if they register for its pre-summit certification boot camp. In order to obtain the discount, dealer managers and F&I professionals must complete the registration ... [Read More]
F&I Office Has Hand in Record High 77% of Sales
Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, 03:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
While advocacy groups and federal regulators continue to be skeptical of the convenience and value dealers present at the F&I office, new data from Edmunds.com is showing the volume of work completed in that store department is climbing to levels ... [Read More]
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