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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here

AIADA Chair: Being Thankful

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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]

2 Early Processes Help Lenders Shine in J.D. Power Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study

Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study showed those initial steps in the F&I process determine which companies score high marks with consumers and which ones do not. According to the study released today, ... [Read More]

CUDL Partners with Utah-Based Subprime Lender, 9 Other Credit Unions

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

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]

Credit Approvals for Leases Level Off in October

Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Steady is as good an adjective as any to describe credit approval trends in connection to vehicle leases last month, according to data reported last week by Swapalease.com. Site officials said credit approvals came in relatively unchanged in ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Counsel Assesses Aftermath of Recent CFPB Auto Finance Forum

Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — The most important takeaway Dealertrack Technologies' associate general counsel for compliance Randy Henrick gleaned from last week's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Auto Finance Forum didn't even come from the bureau. It was a point reinforced by ... [Read More]

Latest Payment from Ally Means More than 70 Percent of US Treasury Investment Repaid

Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — With its latest move announced this week, Ally Financial said it has now repaid more than 70 percent of the investment the U.S. Treasury made in the company. Ally completed a private placement of 216,667 shares of Ally ... [Read More]

2 US District Courts Rule in Favor of Debt Collectors in Recent FDCPA Cases

Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, recapped why two U.S. District Courts examined messages left for consumers and third parties and found the messages were not communications under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. "The ... [Read More]

DriveTime: Auction Partnership with Manheim is ‘Good Fit’

Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — On the same day it reported and discussed third-quarter earnings, DriveTime explained on its quarterly conference call why its partnership with Manheim to launch a new separate and independent wholesale auction company makes sense. Go Auto Exchange, a ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider Names Award Winners at Annual Convention

Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain J.D. Byrider recently recognized winners of the company's annual awards at its November convention in New Orleans. The Franchise of the Year winners were chosen in three categories, including Single (one location), Mid ... [Read More]

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