2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 02:23 PM
PODCAST: Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
2025 Repossession Agent of the Year: Phil Hanks of Connect 1 Recovery
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Becky Igo remembers the first few business trips she made going to industry conferences at a time when things like pay phones and fax machines were critical business-development tools. Now more than four decades later, the regional vice president for ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 03:28 PM
KBB Shopper Survey: Federal Shutdown Slowing Sales; Interest Rates to Rise
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — As multiple captive finance companies make special considerations for furloughed federal workers, the ongoing turmoil on Capitol Hill over the government shutdown and debt ceiling appears to be having a pronounced impact on potential sales. Kelley Blue ... [Read More]
Swapalease: Average Vehicle Lease Prices Dip 2 Percent in September
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Swapalease.com reported on Tuesday that average vehicle lease prices declined 2.0 percent year-over-year based on listings entering the market during September. The site determined prices on leases averaged $582.02 in September, down from $593.66 in September of last ... [Read More]
Capital One & GM Extend Program to Help Consumers Earn Rewards Toward Vehicle Leases
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. and DETROIT — Capital One Financial Corp. and General Motors extended their relationship that can help consumers earn rewards toward the purchase or lease of a vehicle. The companies along with MasterCard announced a multi-year extension of their ... [Read More]
Experian’s Zabritski on Tap for SubPrime Forum’s Opening Keynote Address
Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — Being that the SubPrime Forum is the newest addition to Used Car Week, organizers wanted to get the event off to a great start. So handling the chores of the opening keynote address is Melinda Zabritski, director ... [Read More]
Gearing up Nonprime Auto Loans with Instant Employment Verification
Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Car sales are up; customers are back in the showroom; and cars are going over the curb. It's fun to be in the car business again. After quite a few "roll up the sleeve" years, the American car ... [Read More]
Westlake Finalizes $200M Securitization with Wells Fargo and RBS
Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services recently announced a new $200 million securitization jointly led by Wells Fargo and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Officials indicated the securitization closed on Sept. 25 with all bonds sold on the investor market. ... [Read More]
DriveItNow Adds Tool to Measure Trade-In Equity and Impact on Payments
Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Online monthly payment marketing technology provider DriveItNow announced its new Trade-in Equity Analyzer is now available as part of its pre-qualified payment quoting service. Since many vehicle sales involve a trade-in, DriveItNow said the value and the equity ... [Read More]
ABA: Auto Loan Delinquency Trends Mixed in Q2
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin showed mixed trends in regard to auto-loans during the second quarter. ABA found that Q2 delinquencies for direct auto loans — contracts arranged directly through a bank — fell ... [Read More]
DealerCenter DMS Now Integrated with RouteOne
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Another dealer management system integrated itself with RouteOne's credit application management platform. Nowcom Corp. announced earlier this week that its DMS product, DealerCenter, now has a relationship with RouteOne in an attempt to better support dealer financing ... [Read More]
Equifax Enhances Underwriting Solution for Lenders
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — This week, Equifax launched what the credit bureau called Advanced Decisioning Attributes, a set of analytical building blocks that can enhance the ability to make predictive underwriting decisions. Officials indicated Equifax Advanced Decisioning Attributes can deliver more than ... [Read More]
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