Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
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
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
Ford Credit Names Successor to Retiring Chairman & CEO
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. announced this week that Mike Bannister, executive vice president and chairman and chief executive officer of the OEM's financial arm, Ford Motor Credit Co., has elected to retire effective Jan. 1. After 39 years ... [Read More]
Webb Shares Repossession Volume Forecast
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Manheim chief economist Tom Webb projected repossession volumes will climb next year while also explaining why that growth will be tempered. Webb estimated a "relatively small increase" in repossession volume for 2013, "say in the neighborhood of 75,000 ... [Read More]
Finance Express Unveils Android Version of FEX Mobile App
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently rolled out a free Android version of its FEX Mobile App solution. Officials highlighted the DMS mobile application is tightly integrated with FEX DMS and can allows dealers to quickly scan and ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Unveils Fourth Store in Mississippi
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — America's Car-Mart recently broadened its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships in Mississippi. Car-Mart's newest location is in Oxford, Miss., bringing the company's total to 117 stores throughout the Southeast. "Oxford is our fourth location to open in ... [Read More]
BHPH Dealers Gather to Learn at NABD East Coast Conference
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — General recommendations about what dealers should do when a buyer files for bankruptcy, how successful stores keep quality employees and operators who are starting their tax season before Halloween comprised the opening day of content at the NABD ... [Read More]
Primeritus Financial Services Acquires Renovo Services
Nick Zulovich
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After launching itself as a recovery management and skip-tracing services provider back in March, Primeritus Financial Services acquired another industry player on Thursday — Renovo Services. Primeritus executive vice president of sales and marketing Joe Mappes said ... [Read More]
Capital One Auto Finance Taps New President, Reports Q3 Performance
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. — While documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week confirmed Capital One Auto Finance will have a new president as of Nov. 1, the company watched its auto loan originations soften during the third quarter. ... [Read More]
Equifax Rolls Out Tool for Improved Targeting of Pre-approved Loan Offers
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Equifax contends that automotive lenders can now receive unprecedented levels of marketing intelligence to more effectively prescreen and target prospective consumers for pre-approved offers with its newest tool rolled out this week — True In-Market Propensity (TIP) Scores. ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Subprime Borrowing Pushes Rebound of Dealer-Financed Sales
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com said this week that dealer financing is back to pre-recession levels after bottoming out in 2009. Analysts contend a key driver of this resurgence is the revival of the subprime market, which accounted for a ... [Read More]
Dealers United Chooses DealerTrack as Preferred DMS Provider
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack announced today the company has been selected as the recommended DMS provider for Dealers United, a national purchasing network for privately owned dealers. As part of the agreement, officials said Dealers United will market DealerTrack ... [Read More]
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