Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
Read More
Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM
Equifax: About 30 Percent of All Auto Loans Are Subprime
Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, 07:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax indicated in its most recent National Consumer Credit Trends Report just how much subprime loan paper is being pushed through vehicle financing market nowadays. The latest data Equifax had available from the third quarter shows that approximately 30 percent ... [Read More]
CFPB Assistant Director Coming to AFSA’s Vehicle Finance Conference
Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, 07:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A high-ranking official from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is among the speakers on tap to be a part of American Financial Services Association’s 18th annual Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition set to begin on Jan. 22 at the Sheraton ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
Subprime Financing Rise Helps Used Sales Close 2013 Strong
Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, 07:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The ability of subprime customers to obtain vehicle financing helped the used-vehicle industry finish the year on the upswing as December capped an overall great year for the pre-owned market and pushed the full-year sales total above 40 million units. ... [Read More]
Walsh: Honest Abe … a Car Guy?
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, 11:59 AM
Nick Zulovich
Editor's Note: Subprime Auto Finance News is publishing this column in recognition of Presidents Day, which was commemorated on Feb. 19. David Walsh also will be part of the 2007 Used Car Manager Spring Training Conference in April, where he will lead a ... [Read More]
Q3 Rise, TransUnion Calls Delinquencies ‘Manageable’
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — While staying at what analysts are calling manageable levels, TransUnion reported jumps in the auto loan delinquency rate on both a quarterly and yearly basis. TransUnion indicated the ratio of borrowers 60 days or more delinquent on their ... [Read More]
NAC & Family First Dealer Services Complete Merger
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — National Auto Care Corp., an administrator of vehicle service contract programs, said this week its merger with Family First Dealer Services, a company whose core focus is on providing unique F&I product offerings, has been completed. As ... [Read More]
Del Mar Recovery Solutions Picks RISC Vendor Compliance Reporting
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Del Mar Recovery Solutions recently chose RISC Vendor Compliance Reporting (VCR) database management software to monitor and maintain its third-party vendor compliance. By choosing RISC VCR software, Del Mar Recovery Solutions explained that it now can efficiently ... [Read More]
AIADA Chair: Being Thankful
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With Thanksgiving a day away, I thought now might be an appropriate time to count my blessings. We auto dealers have so much to be thankful for. No. 1 and No. 2 on my list (bolded AND ... [Read More]
CUDL Partners with Utah-Based Subprime Lender, 9 Other Credit Unions
Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO, Calif. — Along with an alliance with a Utah-based subprime finance company, CU Direct Corp. recently finalized new partnership agreements with nine credit unions. As a result of the agreements, officials highlighted the credit unions will be incorporating products ... [Read More]
NY Dealer Group Exec Gets Perfect Score on AFIP Exam
Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Michele Myers, vice president of financial services of the New York-based Dorschel Group, recently posted a perfect score on the rigorous 200-question Association of Finance & Insurance Professional Senior Certification Exam. In 23 years of administering the ... [Read More]
X