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2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony
This episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast takes listeners back to the 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Hear Jerry Kroshus, Becky Igo and Kathy Ruble share their reaction to being the next three executives who were ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 09:42 PM
Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: How recent acquisitions & evolving strategy are key to future at RPM North America
This special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features RPM North America president John Perkovich and senior vice president of sales Sean Baltazar. Perkovich and Baltazar reiterated the value proposition that RPM North America offers its clients who need ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Ford ESP Selects Ristken as Partner for New Products
Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Ford Extended Service Plan recently announced it has selected Ristken Software as its partner to launch new F&I menu selling and reporting systems. The new systems are called ESP Profitlink Menu and ESP Profitlink Reporting. Both products will be ... [Read More]
Honda Quietly Kicks Off Aggressive Lease Program
Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Perhaps in response to Toyota's surge of incentives, Honda has quietly entered the market with a very aggressive leasing program, in addition to some special financing deals. For instance, the automaker is now offering special deals on the ... [Read More]
Westlake Launches Business Unit to Acquire Portfolios
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services announced late last week that it has created a new division to specialize in portfolio acquisition services. The company is willing to buy from dealerships, brokers and finance companies looking to sell all or part ... [Read More]
Santander Can Now Instantly Verify Consumer Info to Speed up Loan Process
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
VIENNA, Va., and DALLAS — Through a new deal, Santander Consumer USA can now instantly verify name, address and phone numbers of consumers sharing information via their local dealer or at RoadLoans.com. To complete this verification, Santander Consumer USA teamed up ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Introduces CompliSource for BHPH Financing
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced this week that it has added a new resource for buy-here, pay-here dealers to its CompliSource solution. CompliSource for Buy-Here, Pay-Here Financing can offer comprehensive compilations of information available about current state laws and ... [Read More]
Shilson Offers Sneak Peek at BHPH Industry Benchmarks
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Ken Shilson, founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, recently completed the latest industry benchmarks and shared some of the results with SubPrime Auto Finance News. According to Shilson, 2009 was a very challenging year. "A credit ... [Read More]
BarNone Unveils New Campaign to Drive Strong Leads to Dealers
Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
OAKLAND, Calif. — BarNone, a provider of special finance leads, recently launched a new per-lead national television advertising campaign; however, the company pointed out that it is compensated only for each applicant it drives to a dealer. BarNone explained how its campaign will ... [Read More]
VINtek Broadens Accessibility of Online Tax, Tag, Title Calculator
Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek recently expanded the availability of its interactive, real-time tax, tag and title fee calculator. Previously only accessible by lenders, dealers and consumers now can use the tool through the launch of www.taxandtags.com. Previously, the company noted that this ... [Read More]
NADA, AFSA Stand Up in Support of Dealers, Lenders
Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Automobile Dealers Association, along with other commercial lending executives representing four major banks, met with the Small Business Administration recently to discuss ways to make the SBA's dealer floor plan pilot program more effective. The association ... [Read More]
Are Auto Lenders Returning to Some of the Same Practices that Caused Their Instability?
Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Many lenders are apparently returning to some of the some practices that played a role in their financial instability, such as zero-percent financing, low down payments and more, according to Sudarshan Mhatre, senior analyst with PricewaterhouseCoopers' Autofacts. He also ... [Read More]
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