AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
DriveItAway posts highest monthly revenue in company history
Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, 10:26 AM
Credit Acceptance plucks Amazon AI expert to be CTO
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, 09:48 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
OnlineBKmanager.com Partners with AFS Acceptance to Expand Lender Partner Program
Nick Zulovich
Chandler, Ariz. — Bankruptcy marketing company OnlineBKmanager.com revealed late last week it is now partnering with AFS Acceptance in an effort to expand its Lender Partner Program. This program is designed to help give dealers bankruptcy leads, as well as ... [Read More]
CarHop Rolls out Fourth Colorado Store
Nick Zulovich
EDINA, Minn. — For the second time this month, CarHop broadened its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships. After venturing into California for the first time as well as placing another store near Chicago, CarHop opened its fourth rooftop in Colorado ... [Read More]
Ally Tapped as Preferred Finance Source for Wheelchair Accessibility Vehicle Manufacturer
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Vehicle Production Group, which designs, manufactures, markets and distributes models for wheelchair accessibility, selected Ally Financial Monday as the preferred financing provider in the U.S. Officials explained Ally will offer wholesale financing, floor plan insurance and remarketing services ... [Read More]
Consumer Portfolio Services Highlights 2011 Charity Support
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services recently recapped the charitable impact company employees made last year not only near their California headquarters but also close to branch offices in Virginia, Florida and Illinois. CPS highlighted that employees' charity contributions in ... [Read More]
Fed Provides New Update on Auto Loans at Commercial Banks
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the Federal Reserve didn't begin a new year with a monthly look at trends associated with new-vehicle loans generated by finance companies, officials did present November data about contracts from commercial banks. The Fed discovered the ... [Read More]
Peritus Portfolio Services Aligns with PassTime
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Peritus Portfolio Services, a purchaser of open bankruptcy auto secured paper from dealers, finance companies, banks and credit unions, recently formed an alliance with PassTime, a provider of GPS tracking and automated collection technology solutions to the ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Receives More Than $50 Million in Payments
Nick Zulovich
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Points for Franchised Dealers to Consider Before Entering BHPH Space
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Franchised dealers enter 2012 with many of the same challenges they have faced for the last 24 months: excess facilities, needing more vehicle sales, declining credit scores of their customers and tougher credit approvals from financing subprime sources. ... [Read More]
Nowcom Extends Partnership with NIADA
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Dealer management solutions provider Nowcom recently announced it renewed a relationship with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as a Gold National Corporate Partner for the second year in a row. Nowcom indicated it has worked with ... [Read More]
Lawsuits Associated with Various Credit Acts Hit New Highs
Nick Zulovich
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Lawsuits associated with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protect Act and Truth-in-Lending Act all set new records last year, according to federal data compiled by WebRecon. Analysts determined that FCRA litigation had a big ... [Read More]
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