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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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Report: CFPB Set to Sue Four Banks Over Auto Lending
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what the compliance counsel from Dealertrack Technologies cautioned might be coming, an online report earlier this week said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told at least four banks that it may sue them over vehicle ... [Read More]
Lithia Upbeat About Subprime Buyer Market Penetration
Nick Zulovich
MEDFORD, Ore. — Of the finance deals Lithia Motors facilitated during the fourth quarter, 13 percent of those contracts went to subprime buyers: a level company officials said was consistent with a year earlier. But Lithia is looking for more ... [Read More]
S&P/Experian: Auto Loan Default Index Opens 2013 Marginally Higher
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Despite marginal deterioration in January, the auto loan portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed levels still better than a year ago. S&P and Experian reported Tuesday that auto loan default rates increased in January ... [Read More]
Chase Auto Finance, Jaguar Land Rover North America Renew Agreement
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — On Tuesday Chase Auto Finance announced the renewal of its private label auto finance agreement with Jaguar Land Rover North America. Officials indicated the deal lasts for an additional five years. Demonstrating a strong business relationship, Chase ... [Read More]
AUL Corp. Partners with AAA Mid-Atlantic to Enhance Vehicle Protection Program
Nick Zulovich
NAPA, Calif. — Service contract provider AUL Corp. recently partnered with AAA Mid-Atlantic as the administrator of its new-vehicle service contract program also known as AAA Vehicle Protection Plan or VPP. Officials explained this relationship was designed to enhance AAA ... [Read More]
NVLA Appoints Accounting Counsel, Highlights Speakers at Upcoming Conference
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Along with more details about its annual conference this spring, the National Vehicle Leasing Association recently announced the appointment of its new accounting counsel. Tapped for the role is Mike North, who is a director with the ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Recaps Services Aimed at Compliance
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — With regulatory compliance becoming even more urgent these days, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services reiterated that its professional services can help lenders, captive finance companies and loan servicing organizations obtain the information they need to understand U.S. regulations applicable ... [Read More]
Top Consumer Finance Attorney Returns to Hudson Cook
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook recently announced a partner is returning to the firm to focus his practice on federal and state consumer financial services laws with particular emphasis in automotive financing. Coming back after a most-recent stint as counsel ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider, Car-Mart Open New BHPH Stores
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark., and CARMEL, Ind. — Both America's Car-Mart and J.D. Byrider added to their networks of buy-here, pay-here dealerships as one company strengthened its footprint in its home state while the other operation ventured into new territory. The 120th ... [Read More]
ABI: January Bankruptcy Filings Decrease by 11 Percent from Previous Year
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The New Year began with total bankruptcy filings in the United States heading on a downward path as the January level dropped by 11 percent year-over-year. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute ... [Read More]
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