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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here

Pelican Auto Finance’s Plan to be a Top Subprime Player

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Wednesday, May. 14, 2014, 04:00 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Pelican Auto Finance is using what executives describe as a “crawl-walk-run approach” to growth in the deep subprime auto financing world. And they want to start running to the point where the company’s portfolio ranks among the top five institutions ... [Read More]

GrooveCar Connects to Dealertrack for National Expansion

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Monday, May. 12, 2014, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar, a national vehicle-buying resource for credit unions, recently indicated that GrooveCar’s AppTrac System will now connect to the Dealertrack Credit Application Network. According to GrooveCar, the Dealertrack Network will also be an integral part of GrooveCar’s future nationwide expansion ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

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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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Equifax and NIADA Partner for Vehicle Delivery Solutions

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Monday, May. 12, 2014, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax recently signed an agreement with the National Independent Automotive Dealers Association to be a National Member Benefit Partner. Through this relationship, Equifax will provide NIADA-member dealers access to the next generation of tools and information to help them deliver ... [Read More]

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]

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]

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