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
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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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VINtek Commemorates Milestone
Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek celebrated a significant landmark this week, revealing Monday that the 20-year-old company's clients list recently reached 1,000 customers. Moreover, officials said the company is still adding several clients daily throughout its various business segments. VINtek said its customer ... [Read More]
GM Seeks Additional Lender Relationships to Drive Sales
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — General Motors has apparently decided to forgo plans to acquire a captive lending arm and instead is in talks with various financial institutions to strike up new partnerships that increases auto loans approvals across the credit spectrum. GM already ... [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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More BMW Dealers Gain Access to eContracting
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Initially rolled out to five states, BMW Group Financial Services and Open Dealer Exchange emphasized their ever-expanding relationship enables BMW dealers to enjoy paperless eContracting and contract data validation directly through Open Dealer Exchange. They believe the ... [Read More]
TransUnion Study Connects Benefit of Consumer-Lender Loyalty to Performance
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — TransUnion wanted to learn more about how consumer performance might vary if the individual had multiple accounts with the same lender as opposed to having just one relationship. The company this week released study findings that examined this situation ... [Read More]
Santander Acquires $3.2 Billion of CitiFinancial’s Auto Loan Portfolio, Agrees to Service Agreement
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA announced today that it will purchase $3.2 billion of CitiFinancial Auto's loan portfolio. Moreover, Santander has also agreed to service a portfolio of approximately $7.2 billion of auto loans that will be held onto by Citi. ... [Read More]
1-800-LoanMart Goes to the Wrestling Ring for Latest Promotion
Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Executives from 1-800-LoanMart, a direct financer title loan company, recently announced they've recruited one of the most famous performers from the sports entertainment world to be featured in upcoming promotions. Professional wrestler and 12-time world heavyweight champion better ... [Read More]
Leasing Opens Back Up and Begins to Thrive as Automakers Seek Higher Sales Goals
Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — Many captives pulled out of the leasing waters when the economy soured in 2008 and 2009, meaning that only consumers with stellar credit records could get a lease deal from the few remaining players. However, the winds are ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Shows Gains in Loan Volume, Extends Revolving Warehouse Facility
Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Along with an update on a revolving secured warehouse facility and a tender stock offer, Credit Acceptance Corp. shared specifics about significant growth in consumer loan unit volume and value amounts for the recent two- and five-month spans. ... [Read More]
Former AmeriCredit Exec Becomes CEO of Exeter Finance
Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — Exeter Finance Corp. recently announced that it has a new chief executive officer and vice chairman. Taking on this role is Mark Floyd. Floyd has a long history with Exeter's founders, which include Sam Ellis, Richard Frunzi, Daniel ... [Read More]
Fitch Says Prime Losses Down But Issues Words of Caution
Thursday, Jun. 17, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — According to Fitch Ratings delinquencies and losses on prime auto loan asset-backed securities hit their lowest levels in May since the summer of 2007. However, officials cautioned that this trend was "mainly due to seasonal factors." In fact, ... [Read More]
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