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Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
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Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
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CNW: Subprime Approvals Climbing in June
Monday, Jun. 30, 2014, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the firm’s Jitters Index improving significantly during the first part of month, CNW Research is expecting subprime vehicle financing approvals to climb both month-over-month and year-over-year in June. According to its June Retail Automotive Summary, CNW is seeing this ... [Read More]
Cordray’s Appointment to CFPB Still Questioned
Monday, Jun. 30, 2014, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Though a Supreme Court decision last week only included a decision invalidating President’s Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, the chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee remains adamant that the president’s recess tapping of the ... [Read More]
How Latest CFPB Consent Order Gave Valuable Guidance
Monday, Jun. 30, 2014, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News
In his newest commentary to help finance companies generate the most revenue out of the sale of add-on products, FNI Inc. president David Bafumo spotted what he described as valuable new guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its ... [Read More]
Metrolina Partners with Plateau Group to Market F&I Products
Friday, Jun. 27, 2014, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co., a specialty finance operation offering indirect auto financing solutions in the subprime credit space as well as consumer and personal loans direct to the public, recently made a partnership with The Plateau Group, an insurance and financial ... [Read More]
Hyundai and Kia to Offer Free FICO Scores to College Grads
Friday, Jun. 27, 2014, 02:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hyundai Capital America declared this week that it’s now the first captive auto finance company to provide free FICO scores to customers as part of the FICO Score Open Access Program. Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance will offer ... [Read More]
Survey Shows How Unaware Borrowers Are of Refinancing
Friday, Jun. 27, 2014, 02:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new survey by RateWatch, a banking data and analytics service owned by TheStreet, showed how many consumers are still unaware there are possible opportunities to refinance their vehicle purchase to a lower interest rate than the one set in ... [Read More]
Supreme Software Now Supports F&I Express eContracting Platform
Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2014, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Extending a string of recent business developments, F&I Express finalized a strategic partnership on Tuesday with Supreme Software — The Dealership Tracker. The alignment formed integration creating a network that offers more than 60 providers that Supreme Software dealerships may ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Extends Revolving Secured Facility
Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2014, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, Credit Acceptance Corp. announced that it extended the maturity of its credit facility with a commercial bank syndicate from June 23, 2016 to June 23, 2017. The company indicated there were no material changes to the terms ... [Read More]
March Subprime Vehicle Loans Total $13.1B
Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2014, 03:47 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Equifax determined the total dollar amount for subprime vehicle financing originated in March surged higher than any single month going back seven years. Credit bureau analysts found that subprime auto loans in March came in at $13.1 billion, marking an ... [Read More]
Ally Gives $11K in Honor of TIME Dealer of the Year Winner
Monday, Jun. 23, 2014, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial recently honored Jeff Teague of Teague Auto Group as the winner of the 2014 TIME Dealer of the Year award and presented a charitable grant to support his efforts in the local community. Ally executives were on hand ... [Read More]
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