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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
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Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
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Exeter Finance Opens Two New Branches, Joins RouteOne
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — On Wednesday, Exeter Finance Corp. announced it is opening two new offices, expanding the company's branch network, in addition to joining RouteOne. The special auto finance company has now has branches in Philadelphia and Atlanta. Rather than ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Financial to Provide iPads to Entire Dealer Network
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Thanks to a successful pilot that was launched not long after the iPad became available, Mercedes-Benz Financial announced this week that it is handing out iPads to all 355 dealers to give them instant mobile access to ... [Read More]
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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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Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Investment Firm Captures Majority Ownership in Flagship Credit Acceptance
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Flagship Credit Acceptance, a national indirect auto finance company that originates and services non-prime loans, was taken over this week and given new leadership by investment firm Perella Weinberg Partners. To take majority ownership interest in Flagship, Perella ... [Read More]
ABA Says Both Direct and Indirect Auto Loan Delinquencies Show Drop
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin found that both direct and indirect auto loan delinquencies dropped in the second quarter. ABA revealed that direct auto loan delinquencies declined from 1.79 percent to 1.67 percent. Meanwhile, indirect ... [Read More]
Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Come in 11 Percent Higher than First Three Quarters of 2009
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Through the first nine months of this year, the American Bankruptcy Institute revealed that U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings are 11 percent higher than during the same time span last year. According to data provided by the National Bankruptcy ... [Read More]
GM Successfully Acquires AmeriCredit
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — General Motors Financial, formerly AmeriCredit, announced it has successfully been incorporated into General Motors. Basically, GM Financial is the surviving corporation of AmeriCredit's merger with Goalie Texas Holdco Inc. and became a wholly owned subsidiary of GM Holdings ... [Read More]
Fiat Taps Ally Financial as Preferred U.S. Financing & Remarketing Source
Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler announced today that it has selected Ally Financial as the preferred financing provider for Fiat vehicles in the U.S. Ally plans to provide retail financing, leasing, wholesale financing, working capital and facility loans, in addition to ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bank Pledge Credit Facilities to SNAAC
Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Security National Automotive Acceptance Corp. recently received revolving credit facilities from both Wells Fargo Preferred Capital and Fifth Third Bank to expand its auto finance and insurance operations. The total amount SNAAC secured was $200 million. "We are extremely ... [Read More]
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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