AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
AutoTrader.com Chooses Preferred Direct Lender for Site
Friday, Jun. 15, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA and DALLAS — It was announced Thursday that AutoTrader.com has chosen a preferred direct lender for the site, one that the company contends will provide shoppers interested in a direct lending option with "a seamless way to access financing." ... [Read More]
SMA Alliance and USAutoplex Set to Launch New Buyer Financing for Dealer Clients
Friday, Jun. 15, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Strategic Marketing Alliance, through its wholly owned subsidiary USAutoplex, is currently developing a platform to provide subprime auto financing to USAutoplex vehicle buyers. Officials indicated SMA Alliance will soon launch Autoplex Credit through USAutoplex's exclusive agreement with ... [Read More]
CFPB Turns Attention to Exploitation of Older Consumers
Friday, Jun. 15, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thinking about how these individuals might be taken advantage of at places such as dealerships, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revealed its newest investigative topic this week: America's elderly. CFPB officials announced a public inquiry to learn ... [Read More]
Edmunds.com Highlights Top 10 Models Purchased by Subprime Buyers
Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — With the industry recovery fueled in part by loosening credit for subprime buyers, Edmunds.com want to find out which vehicles are being purchased most often by consumers with less than perfect credit. Three models from one ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Despite Some Softening, 72-Month New-Model Financing Up Year-Over-Year
Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — J.D. Power and Associates discovered the level of new-vehicle contracts lasting 72 months or longer softened a bit last month, but the penetration still landed higher than May of last year. According to J.D. Power's May ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Enhances Tennessee Dealership Footprint
Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain America's Car-Mart opened its 115th dealership and its fifth location in Tennessee earlier this week. The company's newest store is in Madison, Tenn. "We continue to grow our company and are very proud ... [Read More]
National Creditors Connection Rolls out New Website
Monday, Jun. 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Field services provider National Creditors Connection recently revamped its website, which now contains what company officials say is a streamlined and modernized look with new content and features. NCCI highlighted the site's new look and feel ... [Read More]
Spireon Introduces GPS Vehicle Tracking Buyer’s Guide for BHPH Dealers
Monday, Jun. 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Spireon, the parent company of GPS tracking provider GoldStar GPS, rolled out what it's calling the industry's first GPS vehicle tracking buyer's guide for dealers who are new to the buy-here, pay-here market. Officials believe this guide ... [Read More]
TD Auto Finance CEO to Retire; Replacement Revealed
Monday, Jun. 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TORONTO — Late last week, Auto Remarketing and SubPrime Auto Finance News confirmed retirement and succession plans for TD Auto Finance's chief executive officer. Company spokesperson Mohammed Nakhooda indicated that after a 39-year career in the industry, Tom Gilman has ... [Read More]
Five Federal Agencies Update Position on Supervisory Coordination
Monday, Jun. 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five federal supervisory agencies recently released a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at clarifying how the agencies will coordinate their supervisory activities consistent with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The five agencies joining forces ... [Read More]
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