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SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here

AFSA CEO Says Consumer Financial Protection Agency Would Hurt Auto Loan Choices

Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association's president and chief executive officer Chris Stinebert came out with a statement this week saying the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency will be bad news for consumers when it comes to ... [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Financial Slowly Rolls Out eValidate Via Service Providers

Thursday, Sep. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Mercedes-Benz Financial announced it has launched a new, full contract data validation system that integrates with dealers management systems. The program, called eValidate, is designed to perform more than 100 validations of information within seconds, helping to reduce ... [Read More]

Experian Automotive Sees Some Positive Signs in Auto Lending Marketplace

Thursday, Sep. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — In Experian Automotive's latest credit analysis of the auto industry, the company discovered that credit appears to be loosening via auto lenders from the second quarter of last year to the same quarter of this year. More specifically, ... [Read More]

DebtMarket, First Associates Team Up to Streamline Portfolio Sales

Thursday, Sep. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO — Reacting to a need for a secondary marketplace to open up credit lines, DebtMarket and First Associates recently announced they have joined forces in an effort to provide a new way to sell loan originations. ... [Read More]

Regional Acceptance Signs Deal with DRN

Thursday, Sep. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH — Digital Recognition Network announced Wednesday that it has struck a deal with Regional Acceptance Corp., an affiliate of BB&T Corp., to provide its License Plate Recognition software. Regional will basically use DRN's services as a part of its ... [Read More]

F&I Integrates SCS Platform with Ristken Software

Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — F&I Administration Solutions announced its SCS Auto administration platform has been selected by Ristken Software Services for use with the company's MenuPro application. The goal of the integration is to provide dealers with immediate quotes and pricing information, according ... [Read More]

iMetrik Solutions Aims to Simplify Collection, Recovery Process

Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MONTREAL — In an industry segment where consumers sometimes stop payments all together, subprime service provider iMetrik Solutions has introduced something that could help asset holders reduce liabilities. The company announced its new "iMetrik-collect" Web-based software that is designed to help auto finance companies and buy-here, ... [Read More]

President Obama Taps Bloom for New Position

Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In addition to retaining his role as senior adviser to the Secretary of Treasury for the President's Task Force on the Automotive Industry, President Obama announced Monday that Ron Bloom is also taking on the role as the ... [Read More]

Deal Pack DMS Adds Floor Planning

Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Advanced Business Computers of America recently announced an improvement to its DMS system, which is called Deal Pack. The DMS system now offers a fully integrated floor planning solution for dealers. From roll fees to floor plan reserves, ... [Read More]

Bankruptcy Filings Climb Over Last August

Thursday, Sep. 3, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Bankruptcy filings in August again increased over the same month in the prior year. However, on the brighter side, the number of filings was a decline from July. More specifically, the American Bankruptcy Institution reported 119,874 consumer bankruptcy ... [Read More]
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