Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
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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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
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USAA Launches iPhone App to Cater to Vehicle Shoppers
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN ANTONIO — Military personnel and their families who use USAA for assistance in making a vehicle purchases now can put an iPhone to work during the process. Officials from USAA recently rolled out an app for their assistance program, Auto ... [Read More]
Manheim Mid-Year Market Report: Lenders & Dealers Adapt to Changing Marketplace
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — In an interview with SubPrime Auto Finance News on Manheim's Mid-Year Used-Car Market Report, Tom Webb explained that repossessions are declining throughout the industry and that loans performed well given the big loss in unemployment. He also indicated that ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
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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Bankruptcy Filings Up 9 Percent Over June
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute reported this week that bankruptcy filings are up 9 percent over last month and the previous year. More specifically, bankruptcy filings came in at 137,698 in July, compared with 126,434 in July of last year, ... [Read More]
Open Dealer Exchange, Westlake Financial Partner
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TROY, Mich. — Open Dealer Exchange and Westlake Financial Services reached an agreement Tuesday that's geared to help dealers with credit applications. The partnership is meant to integrate credit applications directly into the store's dealership management system. Executives from both companies believe ... [Read More]
CPS Joins AppOne Platform
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services revealed recently that another finance company has joined its AppOne platform. This time, executives from Consumer Portfolio Services made the decision to use AppOne, which can assist with the automation of indirect lending, credit approval ... [Read More]
Ally’s Healthy Income Performance Continues
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Ally Financial had plenty of positive financial news to share Tuesday as executives announced the company posted its second consecutive quarter of profitability and its sixth profitable quarter in a row for its core automotive business. Ally reported ... [Read More]
Below-Prime Auto Financing Trends Revealed
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The 2010 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey results came out late last week and in a review of the data, SubPrime Auto Finance News discovered some interesting trends. Some of the findings include that asset-backed securities funding is growing, market ... [Read More]
NRC Panel to Address Subprime Repossessions
Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — As the lineup continues to be finalized for the upcoming National Remarketing Conference, which will be held in Nov. 10-12 in San Diego, conference planners have announced that a subprime repossession panel will be held during the second ... [Read More]
Southeast Toyota Finance Rolls Out New Incentive
Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Southeast Toyota Finance has rolled out a new program this week designed to give recent or upcoming college graduates and Master's or Ph.D. degree candidates greater ability to make a vehicle purchase in the midst of a ... [Read More]
Auto Lenders Improve Dealer Satisfaction Levels from 2009
Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Given all the changes that have occurred in the auto lending space since the capital markets collapsed, there are apparently three key factors dealers prefer and look for in the lenders they work with and send much ... [Read More]
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