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Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Patrick Manzi, who is the chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi , who got his first subscription to Car and Driver in his early teens, talks ... Listen Here

Available Credit and Long Terms to Drive May New-Car Sales Higher

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Friday, May. 30, 2014, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Edmunds.com is projecting that seasonally adjusted annual rate for new-vehicle sales this month will increase thanks to the favorable financing conditions that still are in place. Site analysts forecasted that 1,547,771 new cars and trucks will be sold in the ... [Read More]

Report: Franchised Dealers Spent $3.2B on Compliance in 2012

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Friday, May. 30, 2014, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here are more numbers showing just how much of a bite regulatory compliance is taking out of franchised dealers’ profitability apple — especially for what it takes to legally operate the F&I office. A new report released by the Center ... [Read More]

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NAF Association Survey: Competition Clearly Intensifies

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Friday, May. 30, 2014, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association released the results of its revamped invitation-only member survey this week during its 18th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference. While the survey asked the 22 participating finance companies to complete questions about originations, marketing and ... [Read More]

CPS to Pay $5.5M to Settle FTC Charges

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Thursday, May. 29, 2014, 08:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that Consumer Portfolio Services will pay more than $5.5 million to settle charges that the subprime auto finance company used “illegal tactics” to service and collect consumers’ loans, including collecting money consumers did not ... [Read More]

Credit Scores for Retired Military Buyers at Highest Point in 3 Years

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Wednesday, May. 28, 2014, 02:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CNW Research indicated vehicle financing approvals for subprime buyers are down a bit this month compared to a year ago but are up slightly compared to April. The latest edition of the firm’s Retail Automotive Summary showed subprime approvals are ... [Read More]

The Next Up Extends Solution into Finance Office

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Wednesday, May. 28, 2014, 02:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Next Up, a retail sales process aimed at improving dealership sales, announced the extension of The Next Up Web-based system to include applications for a dealership’s finance and service departments. Designed to create added accountability in the finance and ... [Read More]

Hackett Now Sharing Insights to Enhance Compliance

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Wednesday, May. 28, 2014, 02:40 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Finance company compliance departments as well as legal counsel to trade and dealer associations are still sorting through the ramifications of the indirect auto lending and compliance bulletin the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent out more than a year ago. ... [Read More]

Exeter Finance Announces $500M Securitization

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Thursday, May. 22, 2014, 07:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News
Exeter Finance Corp. announced this week that EFCAR — a special purpose Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Exeter — priced $500 million in aggregate principal amount Series 2014-2 automobile receivable backed notes. The company indicated ... [Read More]

Subpoenaed CFPB Witnesses Testify to House Subcommittee

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Thursday, May. 22, 2014, 07:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of its ongoing investigation into allegations of racial and gender discrimination and employee retaliation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the U.S. House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee this week heard testimony from witnesses who were subpoenaed ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian: Auto Defaults Dip to New Low

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Wednesday, May. 21, 2014, 05:31 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Chalk it up to prudent underwriting or an economy gaining some collective stream, but the auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is at its lowest point ever. Data through April released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and ... [Read More]

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