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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More mixed views of consumer confidence create added headwinds for vehicle purchase plans
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 10:30 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines path to ‘tailored’ supervision
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 10:44 AM
Agora Data & Figure Technologies to launch first blockchain-based auto loan platform for real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:33 AM
NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader
Ashley Cavazos, who is president of the Women of Color Automotive Network and a consultant, instructor and 20 group moderator at NCM Associates, joins the show, along with Colby Sturdivant, new-car manager at Freedom Honda Sumter in South Carolina. WOCAN ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
Matt Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, reviewed the Q4 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index as well as discussed what could happen digitally this year. Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 05:41 PM
Dealer/consultant Luke Godwin discusses issues and opportunities facing dealers today
Luke Godwin has his finger on the pulse of the independent used-car dealer. For starters, he’s a dealer himself as owner of Godwin Motors in Columbia, S.C. He’s also a consultant working with independent dealers and a frequent speaker at ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:07 PM
Exeter Finance Reinforces Commitment to Hire Veterans
Friday, Sep. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — Exeter Finance Corp. reiterated its commitment to bolstering its personnel by bringing in veterans of the U.S. military. It's all part of Blackstone's inaugural Veterans Hiring Summit. In support of the White House's "Joining Forces" initiative, Blackstone ... [Read More]
Subprime Deals ‘Incremental,’ but Helpful to CarMax Results
Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RICHMOND, Va. — Eighteen percent of the used-vehicle units sales CarMax posted in the second quarter ending Aug. 31 were originated by third-party subprime finance providers, the company said in its earnings release earlier this week. This subprime penetration is ... [Read More]
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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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Report Finds Open, Transparent Process Is Most Successful for CFPB
Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the agency's director reinforced the use of disparate impact to check for discrimination, a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center's Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative includes several recommendations for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Congress ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Technologies to Buy VINtek, Names Head of Canadian Operations
Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., and MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Along with revealing who is going to oversee its Canadian operation, Dealertrack Technologies entered an agreement to purchase VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title and consumer automotive finance ... [Read More]
Huntington Broadens Auto Dealer Financing Business into Iowa
Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington announced this morning that it is expanding its growing auto dealer financing business into Iowa and added key personnel into the state to support the initiative. "Huntington Auto Finance continues to expand its auto finance business ... [Read More]
TransUnion Explains How Managed Delinquencies Can Help Auto Lending
Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — A new TransUnion study found consumers are still more likely to pay their auto loans ahead of their mortgages and credit cards. But what if consumers started to waver on keeping up with their vehicle notes and delinquencies ... [Read More]
Shilson: Getting Your Best BHPH Customers Back
Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The first half of 2013 is now in the rearview mirror for the buy-here, pay-here industry, and it's time to look back. Many operators reported lower unit sales versus the same period last year. Two important questions are, ... [Read More]
Report: 2 Captive Arms Being Examined for Possible Discrimination
Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice are probing a pair of captive finance companies looking for the possibility of discrimination, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report indicated the two companies that ... [Read More]
DriveTime Expands Again in Florida
Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — DriveTime Automotive Group continued its expansion as the chain that specializes in selling vehicles to deep subprime buyers has opened two new stores this month and a total of 10 so far this year. The newest location to ... [Read More]
Swapalease.com: Credit Approvals Edge Lower in August
Friday, Sep. 20, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Swapalease.com reported a slight drop-off in year-to-date credit approval trends for August compared with July. The site determined the average customer credit approval rate at the end of August was 74.5 percent, down slightly from 75.6 percent at ... [Read More]
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