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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Sparta to Launch Non-Prime Lease Program to Help Powersports Dealers Move Inventory

Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — After conducting analysis spotting a significant need, Sparta Commercial Services this week is launching a new consumer leasing program targeted at the non-prime powersports market. Fueled by a multimillion-dollar line of credit it closed recently, Sparta believes it ... [Read More]

Fitch: Prime Auto Delinquencies Plummet 33 Percent Annually

Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings recently revealed that U.S. prime auto delinquencies declined 33 percent on a year-over-year basis. On a month-to-month basis, delinquencies inched higher just a bit, however, which Fitch attributes mostly to seasonal trends. Fitch found that prime ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Prestige Gains Conduit Facility from J.P. Morgan Chase

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SALT LAKE CITY — Prestige Financial Services announced late last week it established an asset-backed commercial paper conduit facility through J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. in Chicago. Executives indicated the facility totaled $150 million. They went on to note the ... [Read More]

Non-Prime Regional Lender Receives Wells Fargo Credit Facility

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DES MOINES, Iowa — For the second time this month, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital handed out a revolving credit facility to a regional non-prime lender that works with franchise and independent dealerships. The latest facility coming to fruition last week was for ... [Read More]

Subprime Used-Vehicle Sales Begin to Rebound, Albeit Still Down Dramatically from 2007

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — As of August, the share of used-vehicle sales to consumers with FICO scores under 619 apparently rose to the highest level since March 2008. However, on the new-car side, buyers with a FICO below 619 have risen only ... [Read More]

CPS Announces First Rated Securitization Since 2008

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — On Monday, Consumer Portfolio Services announced the closing of its first rated-term securitization in more than two years. The transaction represents the company's first senior subordinate securitization since 1993, according to management. In the transaction, qualified institutional buyers ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian Say Auto Loan Defaults Continue to Climb

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — The Standard and Poor's/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices discovered that auto loan defaults climbed for the second consecutive month from 1.96 percent in July to 2.05 percent in August. "Except for auto loans, the consumer credit default indices ... [Read More]

NABD Underwriting & Collections Conference to Focus on New Financial Reform, Among Other Topics

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers finalized agenda reveals that the new Consumer Protection Agency and the impact this will have on BHPH dealers will be a key topic at the upcoming Underwriting and Collection Conference. Featured speakers now ... [Read More]

NVLA to Host Leasing Workshop This Fall

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Topics ranging from lease accounting to Red Flags and social media are on the docket for the National Vehicle Leasing Association's daylong fall workshop. Besides those three subjects, the association's workshop is set to touch on bankruptcy and GPS tracking ... [Read More]

Lenders Protection Partners with AmTrust to Help Credit Unions Approve More Non-Prime Auto Loans

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUSTIN, Texas — Open Lending, the parent company of Lenders Protection, announced it has teamed up with the insurance carriers of AmTrust Financial Services, which will become the insurance provider for the Lenders Protection program. Basically, the program allows credit unions to ... [Read More]
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