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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead

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On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short

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Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here

Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group

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Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

NAF Association Schedules Next Opener to Consumer Credit Compliance Certification Program

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Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, 03:50 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While the first cohort will be completing the training at the same location as next month’s Used Car Week, the National Automotive Finance Association is now beginning enrollment for its next group of professionals who are looking to complete the ... [Read More]

EFG Companies Receives BenchmarkPortal Certification

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Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, 03:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

EFG Companies claimed earlier this week that it is the only F&I product provider to be certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal. The Center of Excellence recognition is one of the most prestigious awards in the customer service ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian: Auto Loan Defaults Tick Up Marginally in September

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Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, 03:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The auto loan default rate reading that’s part of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices climbed in September, marking the fourth time in the past five months it has ticked up slightly on a sequential basis. But analysts also pointed ... [Read More]

CFPB Finalizes New Privacy Disclosure Rule

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Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, 03:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule to promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions to their customers. The new rule, which was proposed in May, allows companies that limit their consumer data-sharing and meet other ... [Read More]

7 New Features of Spireon’s Revamped Tracking Platform

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Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, 02:50 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Spireon introduced a revamped version of its collateral management platform to help vehicle finance companies on Wednesday. What the company dubbed GoldStar CMS is being billed as a revolutionary new tool geared to reduce the time and costs related to ... [Read More]

Floyd to Step Down as Exeter CEO

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Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, 01:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Exeter Finance Corp. announced late Tuesday that chief executive officer Mark Floyd is stepping down from his role effective Nov. 3. While continuing to serve on the finance company’s board of directors to ensure a smooth transition, Floyd will turn ... [Read More]

AFSA Publishes White Paper on UDAAP Enforcement Authority

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Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, 03:43 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The State Government Affairs Committee of the American Financial Services Association recently published a white paper detailing how state regulators and attorneys general are beginning to use their new regulatory powers to bring actions against persons allegedly engaged in unfair, ... [Read More]

GM Financial Can Access Parent’s $12.5B Credit Facility

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Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, 03:41 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

About a month after General Motors and General Motors Financial worked out a credit accessibility deal to help the finance company expand its portfolio, the parent automaker executed a revolving credit facility that could help the finance company, too. Late ... [Read More]

White Clarke Group: Still More Pent-Up Demand for Leasing

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Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, 03:33 PM

Brendan Gleeson, White Clarke Group

The U.S. may at last be pulling out of recession. But there are still headwinds, not least of which emanate from Washington, D.C., as the seemingly intractable gridlock in Congress is doing nothing to reduce uncertainty in the domestic markets. ... [Read More]

SubPrime Auto Finance Executive of the Year Winner Named

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Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, 03:27 PM

Nick Zulovich, Editor

SubPrime Auto Finance News has revealed the recipient of this year’s SubPrime Auto Finance Executive of the Year award, an honor sponsored by Black Book Lender Solutions. The accolade is going to Ian Anderson, president of Westlake Financial Services, which ... [Read More]

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