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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
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here

LEAP Auto Loans Looks to Help Debtors Facing Repo or Bankruptcy

Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — After a year of testing and development, LEAP Auto Loans revealed a new program that allows the company to work with lenders to mitigate their losses on defaulted auto loans and allow consumers to keep their vehicles. LEAP ... [Read More]

Strong 1Q Prompts DealerTrack to Revise 2011 Guidance

Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Triggered by significant income and revenue turnarounds, DealerTrack Holdings raised its revenue and earnings guidance after releasing its first-quarter financial performance. Company executives said Monday their GAAP net income for the quarter came in at $24.7 ... [Read More]

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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Equifax Sees Auto Loans Spike

Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Equifax announced this morning that it is continuing to see auto lending increase with average loan amounts generated through auto finance companies up 88 percent over 2009 levels. The total number of auto loans originated in January 2011 is ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer Unveils Indirect Lending Directory

Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is looking to help dealerships connect with more lending sources through its new Indirect Lending Directory. The listing contains lenders that accept and use the company's retail installment contracts to document the financing of ... [Read More]

Triad Veterans Launch CarFinance Capital

Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Several industry veterans behind Triad Financial recently banded together to launch a new non-prime auto finance lender, CarFinance Capital. Based in California, the company will first launch on the West Coast, expand to Texas in June and then continue ... [Read More]

ABI: April Bankruptcy Level Marks Month-Over-Month and Year-Over-Year Drops

Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — American Bankruptcy Institute officials determined April's consumer bankruptcies dropped both month-over-month and year-over-year. According to data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, there were 134,720 consumer bankruptcy filings in April. ABI indicated that this amount was 7 ... [Read More]

DriveTime Unveils Exchange Offer for Senior Secured Notes

Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — DriveTime Automotive Group and DT Acceptance Corp., announced this week the start of an exchange offer for $151 million  aggregate principal amount of their outstanding 12.625-percent Senior Secured Notes due in 2017. The decision also includes the guarantees ... [Read More]

GM Financial: GM Financing & Leasing Reaches Almost 40% of Quarterly Originations

Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — GM Financial revealed Wednesday that loan and lease financing on new General Motors vehicles accounted for 38.8 percent of the company's quarterly origination volume, compared to 19 percent in the previous quarter. Loan originations for the quarter ... [Read More]

Huntington Auto Finance Supports Japan Recovery

Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington Auto Finance recently announced that it will make a donation for every auto loan booked through its dealership partners — up to $100,000 — to the Japanese Red Cross Society. Donations will be made in the names of the ... [Read More]

Ally: Leasing Grows to 16%, While Used Originations Climb to 17%

Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — In reporting its preliminary first-quarter results, Ally Financial announced that its auto originations from continuing operations soared 75 percent for the first quarter to $14.3 billion, compared to $8.2 billion in the previous year. First-quarter consumer originations included ... [Read More]

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