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FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Report: Toronto-Dominion Bank Front-runner to Acquire Chrysler Financial
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Toronto-Dominion Bank could reach an agreement as early as this week to buy Chrysler Financial, Bloomberg reported this morning. Chrysler Financial could sell for $6 billion to $7 billion, according to Bloomberg sources. Apparently other companies are ... [Read More]
Finance Express Broadens Lender Platform
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently added another lender to its stable of Web-based financial services and technology for independent dealerships. The company revealed it brought in E&S Funding. Finance Express president David Huber discussed the reasons for this ... [Read More]
Aimbridge Now Offers Dealers More Accessibility to Pre-Approvals on Potential Customers
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — CRIF Lending Solutions-Aimbridge recently rolled out automatic accessibility to pre-approval loan notifications for credit unions, dealers and other clients through several widely adopted applications. Aimbridge customers now have accessibility through DealerTrack, RouteOne and AppLine dealer application portals as ... [Read More]
NowAuto Group Finds Ways to Improve 1Q Gross Margin While Cutting Charge-offs, Defaults
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — While NowAuto Group still sustained a net loss during the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, the company recently reported double-digit improvements in gross margin as well as the cost of charge-offs and defaults. The company indicated first-quarter ... [Read More]
FTC Launches Narrow Investigation into Dealer Practices
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — SubPrime Auto Finance News learned this week that buy-here, pay-here dealers throughout the nation are randomly being tapped by the Federal Trade Commission to provide copies of their contracts for the last year. This move is a part ... [Read More]
ABI Reveals Bankruptcy Trends
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — According to an upcoming ABI Journal article about consumers who filed for bankruptcy last year, researchers found that the majority of filers were Caucasian, married, employed, between the ages of 35 and 54, had at least a high ... [Read More]
Crescent Bank & Trust to Integrate with Open Dealer Exchange
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TROY, Mich. — Open Dealer Exchange announced this week that Crescent Bank & Trust will integrate directly into the dealer management system to enhance the loan approval process. Headquartered in New Orleans, CB&T is a leading indirect subprime lender that does ... [Read More]
SNAAC Names New President
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Security National Automotive Acceptance Corp. recently announced its chief operating officer has a new role with the company. The company elevated Brian McDonald to president. He now reports to Becky and Ted Catino, co-chief executive officers of SNAAC. In ... [Read More]
Fitch Says Auto ABS Performance Particularly Strong for This Time of Year
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Thanks in large part to unprecedented seasonal strength in the used-vehicle market, Fitch Ratings reported that both prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities showed delinquency improvements in October. Another factor helping to push the drops in delinquencies ... [Read More]
Subprime Approvals Continue to Creep Higher
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — Subprime new-loan approvals have now shown four months of increases, according to CNW Research. For October, 7.6 percent of subprime loan applications were approved, up from 6.9 percent in September and 5.7 percent in October 2009. "While still ... [Read More]
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