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SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here

DOJ Investigating Fifth Third’s Auto Loan Business

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Monday, May. 12, 2014, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fifth Third Bank acknowledged in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it’s being investigated by the Department of Justice about its indirect auto loan business. According to the company’s Form 10-Q, officials said they are ... [Read More]

NAF Association Highlights Agenda for Annual Conference

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Monday, May. 12, 2014, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with giving executives another opportunity to complete the first module of its compliance certification program, the National Automotive Finance Association is rolling out one of its best lineups ever for its annual conference later this month. The NAF Association ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner

In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Dealers’ Ads Cases

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Friday, May. 9, 2014, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Following public comment periods, the Federal Trade Commission approved final consent orders this week involving 10 dealers’ deceptive advertising charges. Under the settlement orders, FTC officials said the dealerships are prohibited from misrepresenting in any advertisement for the purchase, financing ... [Read More]

SEC Demand Could Impede Nicholas Financial Sale

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Friday, May. 9, 2014, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Demands by the Securities and Exchange Commission are placing a hurdle in Nicholas Financial — an indirect special finance company that originates subprime loans with more than 1,600 dealers — becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corp. ... [Read More]

New House Bill Would Regulate How CFPB Handles Data

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Friday, May. 9, 2014, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland introduced a bill on the U.S. House floor this week aimed at regulating how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau handles consumer data. The Georgia Republican explained the CFPB Data Collection Security Act is meant to address what ... [Read More]

Outstanding Auto Balances Recover to 2005 Level

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Friday, May. 9, 2014, 03:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Remember 2005? That’s when the BlackBerry was the smartphone of choice, and the Federal Reserve pushed the short-term interest rate to 3 percent, marking the eighth increase in less than a year. That year also was the last time this ... [Read More]

4 Tips to Help Shoppers with Poor Credit

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Wednesday, May. 7, 2014, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Based on the thinking that the right approach to financing a vehicle can help subprime buyers get their credit back on the right track, Edmunds.com offered four recommendations that dealers can share with consumers to help with the process. Those ... [Read More]

CFPB Proposes Rule for More Effective Privacy Disclosure Distribution

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Wednesday, May. 7, 2014, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With at least one industry association cheering the move, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday proposed a rule to promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions to their customers. The rule would allow companies that limit their consumer ... [Read More]

Ally Pleased with Dealer Floor Plan Performance

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Wednesday, May. 7, 2014, 03:30 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Not every single General Motors franchised dealership uses Ally Financial to cover floor plan needs. While company executives say they're working to improve penetration levels, Ally leadership says it’s focused on another metric that shows the solid performance the company ... [Read More]

National Auto Acceptance Rolls out Program for Ohio Dealers

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Monday, May. 5, 2014, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Acceptance Corp. recently announced a subprime/deep subprime point-of-sale program offered to independent and franchised dealerships throughout Ohio. The company explained its program can help dealers capture customers with poor credit, past bankruptcies or repossessions, as well as and ... [Read More]
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