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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United Car Dealers Association Leaders Join CUCW Live Stage
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with United Car Dealers Association leaders Jim Hamilton, Christy Fines and John Tangreda. They talk with Cherokee Media Group ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 07:09 PM
Blair Earle of IAA Canada
Kicking off our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Blair Earle, who is managing director at IAA Canada. Earle and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 06:59 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Westlake Hits $1B in Total Receivables, Plans More Growth
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services discovered this week that its portfolio containing more than 150,000 accounts reached a new threshold in total receivables. As of March 11, company officials say this level hit $1 billion — a milestone they ... [Read More]
Fed: Loan-to-Value Ratio, Average Amount Financed Drop to Noteworthy Lows
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve's January update on averages for new-vehicle loans by finance companies revealed a few noteworthy trends, including how far both the loan-to-value ratio and the average amount financed have sunk. Officials reported that January's ratio dropped to 80 ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
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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DealerTrack Sets Lender Milestone
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — The number of active lenders now connected to DealerTrack's credit application network has now reached 1,000 U.S. lenders. The network has now grown from five lenders back in 2001 to 1,000 today. "The DealerTrack credit application network ... [Read More]
KBB Taps BoA for Prime and Car.com for Subprime Auto Financing to Help Online Shoppers
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — In addition to revealing some auto financing trends, Kelley Blue Book announced it has teamed up with Bank of America and Autobytel's Car.com to provide shoppers with prime and non-prime finance options via Kbb.com. Thanks to the BoA ... [Read More]
FICO 8 Auto Score Gains More Lender Adoption
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — FICO insists more vehicle lenders are synchronously migrating to the FICO 8 Auto Score — with most companies set to complete the adoption process by May. Officials indicated a number of lenders have already migrated to the FICO ... [Read More]
AutoTrakk Subprime Lease System Receives U.S. Patent Recognition
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. — AutoTrakk, a vehicle leasing company specializing in the subprime market, recently was granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patent No. U.S. 7860764 B1 officially recognizes the AutoTrakk method and system for leasing vehicles ... [Read More]
CarHop Promotes $249 Down Payment Special
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
EDINA, Minn. — CarHop, a buy-here, pay-here dealership group, is now advertising that its underwriters can get customers financed with as little as $249 down through the end of March. The company has stores in 11 states throughout the U.S., and ... [Read More]
FTC Launches Auto-Buying Roundtables as It Eyes Consumer Protection Under New Reform Legislation
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kicking off next month, the Federal Trade Commission will host roundtable discussions with dealers, financial experts and the public to explore consumer protection issues related to the sale, financing and leasing of light vehicles. Basically, federal officials ... [Read More]
GM Taps New CFO to Replace Liddell
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — In a major leadership shift, General Motors revealed Thursday morning that vice chairman and chief financial officer Chris Liddell will step down from his post on April 1. The automaker also announced that replacing Liddell as CFO will ... [Read More]
The Work Number and DealerTrack Partner to Provide Employment and Income Verification
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — DealerTrack formed a partnership this week to provide lenders access to The Work Number, an automated solution for employment and income verification from Equifax. Officials explained The Work Number will be integrated into the DealerTrack Digital Document Services ... [Read More]
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