StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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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
Daughtry: Reasons To Say ‘Yes’ To Profitable BHPH Service Contracts
Nick Zulovich
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Fourteen years ago I became a manager of a BHPH operation associated with a large multi-franchise dealer group in Texas. We had a related finance company with a $17 million portfolio. There were 2,500 open loans ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Sets Up New York Office with Former Chase Counsel
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook established the firm's New York office with the recent addition of its newest partner. Joining the provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry is Jeff Levine Hudson Cook highlighted Levine's practice will ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider Highlights Why Franchisee Growth Remains Strong
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — After 25 years and now 150 stores in its buy-here, pay-here network, J.D. Byrider contends it has this new franchisee launch program down pretty nicely. Vice president of franchise sales Jack Humbert pointed to a host of ... [Read More]
Average APR and Terms for Q2 Used Sales at Franchised Stores
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Along with data about how many used-vehicle contracts written at franchised dealerships are bringing in some negative equity, Edmunds.com shed light on term length, APR and more about second-quarter used-vehicle sales at franchised stores. Edmunds.com determined ... [Read More]
NAF Association Schedules 18th Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Officials from the National Automotive Finance Association set the dates for its next Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, an event that will mark its 18th year in 2014. NAF Association's next annual event will be conducted on May ... [Read More]
DealerCentric Launches New Tool to Protect Dealers from Scammers with Fake IDs
Nick Zulovich
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Finance management system provider DealerCentric Solutions this week rolled out what it's calling ID Drive, a patent-pending identification scanner technology aimed at giving dealerships protection against fake IDs and identity theft. Developed in partnership with AssureTec ... [Read More]
BillingTree: How Evolving Payment Technologies Can Benefit Auto Finance Companies
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — Recent figures suggest that consumers are back to buying vehicles at a pre-recession pace, but their shopping and payment habits are changing with the Web now the most influential source. The consumer is now demanding different finance options ... [Read More]
Ally to Provide More Materials in Spanish as Part of Broader Minority Marketing Campaign
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — As a part of Ally Financial's "Success Stories" campaign, which celebrates the dealers and their leadership in the communities they serve, the company is ramping up its efforts to provide brochures and other documents in both English and ... [Read More]
CAR Financial Services Opens New Office in St. Louis, More to Come
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — CAR Financial Services opened a new office in St. Louis, marking its 17th domestic office plus two international locations. CAR president Rick Potter highlighted expansion plans are in full gear and more offices are set to open later ... [Read More]
ABI: July Bankruptcy Filings Drop 10 Percent
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute indicated total bankruptcy filings in the United States for July decreased 10 percent compared to the previous year, keeping the pace at the lowest rate the industry has seen in five years. According ... [Read More]
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