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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

CNW: Subprime Approvals Up by More Than 60 Percent This Month

Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore., and CHICAGO — Part of the reason CNW Research projected used-vehicle sales to climb by more than 8 percent this month is the soaring number of subprime loan approvals. According to the firm's September Retail Automotive Summary, subprime ... [Read More]

S&P Discusses Potential of Subprime Auto Loan ABS Market Contraction

Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — A recent report by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services reiterated that the U.S. subprime auto finance market is growing again and — despite some potential risks — its near-term growth prospects look good. As increased capital flows ... [Read More]

Exeter Finance Completes $300 Million Securitization

Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — Specialty auto finance company Exeter Finance Corp. announced the completion of its second rated term securitization late last week, issuing $300 million in notes backed by subprime auto installment receivables. The company indicated the notes were purchased ... [Read More]

Iowa Attorney General, Independent Dealer Settle Dispute Over Alleged Illegal Repossessions

Nick Zulovich
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa attorney general Tom Miller recently announced one of the state's independent dealers has agreed to stop what was alleged to be illegal repossessions of vehicles. In an agreement with the consumer protection division, called an ... [Read More]

Only 9 Days Remain For Possible California BHPH Bill Veto

Nick Zulovich
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A little more than a week remains for Gov. Jerry Brown to possibly veto the California buy-here, pay-here dealer regulation. Should Brown choose neither to sign nor to veto the three bills, the measures still would become ... [Read More]

Preferred Warranties Launches App to Show F&I Presentations on Dealer iPads

Nick Zulovich
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. — Preferred Warranties recently rolled out a new app so dealers can use iPads to customize and compare protection plans, financing options and insurance products for customers anywhere on the lot and at any time during the sales ... [Read More]

CPS Reveals Details of Recent $147 Million Senior Subordinate Asset-Backed Securitization

Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced earlier this week the closing of its third term securitization of the year. The transaction also is CPS' sixth senior subordinate securitization since last year. In the transaction, officials tabulated that qualified institutional ... [Read More]

xChange Automotive Launches Facebook Apps to Bring Sales and Lending to Social Media

Nick Zulovich
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Though many say the potential for using social media for sales has not been tapped into yet, social media application company xChange Automotive said it has released a product that may take a step in that direction. ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian: Auto Default Rate Edges Higher from Historic Low

Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Coming off a historic low, the auto loan default rate ticked higher last month, according to August data reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The auto rate edged ... [Read More]

Reynolds Reveals docuPAD Technologies Receive 2 Patents, Others Pending

Nick Zulovich
DAYTON, Ohio — Reynolds and Reynolds recently announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued two U.S. patents relating to docuPAD, the F&I selling and document processing system for dealerships. Officials reiterated docuPAD is a menu-driven, interactive F&I ... [Read More]

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