United Car Dealers Association Leaders Join CUCW Live Stage
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with United Car Dealers Association leaders Jim Hamilton, Christy Fines and John Tangreda. They talk with Cherokee Media Group ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 07:09 PM
Blair Earle of IAA Canada
Kicking off our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Blair Earle, who is managing director at IAA Canada. Earle and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 06:59 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
KAR to Award First Stock Dividend in Company History
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — Along with an announcement late last week of another common stock offering, KAR Auction Services' board of directors approved the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock. The first dividend paid to stockholders ... [Read More]
VINtek Aids Lenders to Comply with Georgia’s New ELT Rules
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title (ELT) services and direct finance processing, recently announced it is assisting automotive lenders in Georgia with compliance with finalized ELT legislation. In October, the Georgia Department of ... [Read More]
CFPB Warns Credit Report Providers About Accessibility
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took aim at the three major credit reporting agencies again this week. This time, CFPB officials released a bulletin to nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies — primarily Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — ... [Read More]
As Auto Originations Climb, Equifax Introduces New Tool to Understand Customers’ Credit Capacity
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — As the company's data showed auto loan originations now are at the highest level in five years, Equifax rolled out a new solution this week geared to help finance companies and dealers gain a better understanding of their ... [Read More]
Peak Acceptance Announces Partnership with LendingTree Auto Services and CreditSmarts.com
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Peak Acceptance — which purchases retail installment contracts from dealers, maintains store relationships and manages the interface with third party servicing providers — entered into a joint agreement this week with LendingTree Auto Services and CreditSmarts.com to provide ... [Read More]
AFSA, NVLA Voice Concern About Georgia’s Tax Changes Regarding Leased Vehicles
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the American Financial Services Association and the National Vehicle Leasing Association joined forces to urge Georgia lawmakers to reconsider legal changes in regard to financing companies paying taxes when vehicles are leased. Officials used the ... [Read More]
Santander Switching Title Administration Processing to Dealertrack Technologies
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Dealertrack Technologies announced today that Santander Consumer USA will be moving its title administration processing to Dealertrack's Total Title Solution next year. Officials said Santander made the decision to move its vehicle title management to Dealertrack ... [Read More]
S&P/Experian: Auto Default Rate Rise Now at 3 Straight Months
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — For the third month in a row, auto loan defaults inched higher according to the latest data incorporated into the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The October information compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian showed ... [Read More]
Westlake Obtains New Credit Facility from Japanese Finance Firm
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — This week, Westlake Financial Services established a new $30 million credit facility with MG Leasing Corp., a Japanese leasing company. Officials said the credit facility collateralizes Westlake's auto finance receivables. Westlake chief operating officer Paul Kerwin noted ... [Read More]
Vincentric Releases Automotive Lending Decision Support Tool
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich. — Vincentric, a provider of automotive cost of ownership data in the U.S. and Canada, recently added an automotive lending decision support tool to its current product line. The company explained its system — Vincentric Dynamic Cost ... [Read More]
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