Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
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With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches averages credit scores tick lower again
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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Medallion Bank Joins Wolters Kluwer’s AppOne Platform
Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently revealed that Medallion Bank has joined its AppOne lending platform. Medallion Bank — which specializes in financing customers with past-credit problems and provides financing to bank-approved marine and RV dealers across the U.S. ... [Read More]
Massachusetts Dealer Expands Subprime Department to Meet Demand
Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Haddad Auto's subprime finance department — Captain Credit — is growing so quickly that store management is shifting its location. Originally based within Haddad Toyota, officials indicated that as of the end of this month, Captain Credit ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Experian: Gap Between Amount Financed for Used & New Vehicles Continues to Close
Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — With used-vehicle prices continually pushing toward the amount buyers could pay for a new model, Experian Automotive discovered the amount financed is reflecting this trend. When discussing second-quarter data, Experian pinpointed how much this gap has closed ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial Declares Cash Dividend
Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nicholas Financial recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share on its common stock. The dividend is to be paid on Sept. 20 to shareholders of record as of ... [Read More]
NIADA President Looks to Preserve BHPH Future in the Face of Turbulent Auction Prices and Fed Regulation
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Independent Dealers Association’s recently appointed president certainly has his plate full balancing both his buy-here, pay-here dealership Fincher Motor Co., as well as his new role as head of the association. But Don Fincher doesn’t seem ... [Read More]
Experian: Appetite for Risk Grows Double-Digits
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive discovered lenders continued to "increase their appetite for risk" as second-quarter new-vehicle loans for customers with credit outside of prime increased by 22.4 percent when compared to the previous year. In the second quarter, Experian ... [Read More]
Municipal Credit Union Announces Labor Day Auto Loan Sale
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Municipal Credit Union, a New York credit union established in 1916, is running its Labor Day Auto Loan Sale through Monday. Officials said promotions include loan rates as low as 1.95 percent APR for new vehicles and ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bank Pledge Additional $75M to SNAAC
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MASON, Ohio — Security National Automotive Acceptance Corp. announced Monday that on top of a previous $200 million commitment, the company has also secured an additional $75 million commitment from Wells Fargo Preferred Capital and Fifth Third Bank. SNAAC noted ... [Read More]
Northland Reveals New Consumer-Friendly Website, Expanding Social Media Presence
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BURNSVILLE, Minn. —Northland Auto Enterprises — creator of used-car leasing program Ren’T’Own — revealed this week the launch of their new website. The site, www.rtolto.com, aims to educate consumers on the potential benefits of used-car leasing and also provides dealers ... [Read More]
Federal Officials: Credit Quality of Large Loan Commitments Improves for Second Consecutive Year
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The credit quality of large loan commitments owned by U.S. banking organizations, foreign banking organizations (FBOs), and nonbanks — which could include accounts such as subprime auto loans — have improved this year for the second consecutive ... [Read More]
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