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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PODCAST: A blueprint for auto lenders to maximize collateral recovery
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, 10:08 AM
PODCAST: 3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 12:12 PM
PODCAST: Repo Roundtable gives agents opportunity to educate lenders
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 12:50 PM
Napleton’s customer experience success story
In 2023, Ed Napleton Automotive Group’s national CX director Eduardo Rodriguez launched a new customer experience program based around tools and technology from Reputation that quickly produced eye-opening results, a success story that can be found in the January issue ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 09:20 PM
Fact or fiction — The truth behind EVs
Auto Hauler Exchange chief operating officer Dana Randazzo spent part of Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Randazzo and Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby shared a conversation titled, “Fact or fiction — The ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 07:58 PM
What’s on Tapp with America’s Group CEO
America’s Group CEO Chuck Tapp sat down with Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits for a fireside chat during Used Car Week 2025 in Las Vegas. The conversation about Tapp’s career in the wholesale market and what might be ahead for ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 07:45 PM
Experian Provides iScreen to Northern California Lender
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive recently entered into a working relationship with a lender based in northern California. The deal's intention is to provide enhanced credit prescreen services for dealers' marketing materials. Experian's solution, iScreen, now will be utilized by Western ... [Read More]
RouteOne Completes Integration with Subprime Lender
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced today that it has completed integration with independent subprime lender Nationwide Acceptance Corp. Dealers in all of the markets served by Nationwide can now process credit applications electronically to Nationwide through the RouteOne platform. Basically, ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence
AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Compli Plans Webinar to Discuss Wage-Hour Compliance
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore. — Compli, a compliance management software provider, is orchestrating a Webinar about a business element the company believes dealers might be overlooking. The upcoming event will focus on wage-hour compliance. Compli has scheduled the Webinar for Jan. 27 beginning ... [Read More]
High Unemployment to Continue to Impact Auto ABS Performance
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — High unemployment rates throughout 2010 will continue to apply pressure on gross losses on auto loan transactions, according to DBRS. Basically, DBRS drew a connection between unemployment and credit performance, saying this relationship has continued during the "economic ... [Read More]
Experience Helps Longtime Dallas-Area BHPH Dealer Through Supply Pinch
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Chacon Autos is leaning on more than 50 years of experience to navigate through some of the most difficult conditions ever seen in the buy-here, pay-here dealership industry. Co-owner Gary Chaney stressed that utilizing online auctions more this year ... [Read More]
Daimler Financial Names New President/CEO for Americas
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — After announcing that Klaus Entenmann has become chairman of Daimler Financial Services AG in Berlin, the company named a replacement who will head up the company's Americas division, in addition to other moves. Franz Reiner, the former head of ... [Read More]
Fed: Average APR on Auto Loans at Commercial Banks Lowest on Record
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest data available from the Federal Reserve reveals that the average interest rate on 48-month new-car loans at commercial banks for November was the lowest figure on record. For November, this number came in at 6.55 percent. ... [Read More]
ABA: Direct, Indirect Auto Loan Delinquencies Show Quarterly Improvement
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association recently discovered that delinquencies for both direct and indirect auto loans dropped from the previous quarter. ABA found that direct auto loan delinquencies fell nearly half a point to 2.04 percent from 2.46 percent. ... [Read More]
ABI Reveals Annual Bankruptcy Total, Future Outlook
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute pinpointed just how difficult it's been on consumers by sharing exactly how many filings occurred in 2009 and possible trends for this year. Officials revealed data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center that determined ... [Read More]
AFSA Shares More Details on Annual Conference
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the national economy regains its footing, the American Financial Services Association is gearing its annual conference to give dealers and financial companies specific growth strategies for the rebound. National dealership leaders and top financial company executives are ... [Read More]
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