StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
AIADA Chair: Being Thankful
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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