Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
DBRS Says C4C Proves Vehicle Demand Remains, But Consumers Remain Cautious
Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — According to U.S. Structured Finance, the market for auto loan asset-backed securities has been slowly coming back. This market has been helped in part by the Federal Reserve's Term Asset-Backed Lending Facility, officials indicated. "Also the re-emergence of ... [Read More]
F&I’s SCS Auto Integrates with Impact’s Fusion Menu
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — The less time a car buyer has to spend in a dealer's finance or service office, the more likely the person is to be a repeat customer. That's the goal behind The Impact Group's selection of the SCS Auto ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Attorneys to be Honored by AFSA
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The two veteran attorneys of Hudson Cook are scheduled to receive the American Financial Services Association's 2009 Distinguished Service Award. Fittingly, the honors will be bestowed upon the firm's founding partners, Tom Hudson and Robert Cook. "I know of ... [Read More]
Zoot: Simply Cutting Originations to Lessen Risk Doesn’t Work
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Zoot, a provider of advanced instant credit decisioning and loan origination solutions, recently discovered that financial institutions are having a lot of difficulty with their credit risk policy development due to the quickly changing times. More specifically, part ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Launches RefundOne Q4 for BHPH Dealers
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced this week that it has launched RefundOne Q4. This program is the latest edition of the company's tax estimation solution for buy-here, pay-here dealerships, allowing them to estimate a customer's 2009 federal tax refund ... [Read More]
Zag Reports High Growth, Profitability during Downturn
Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — During a time when Autodata reported nationwide industry sales down 12 percent, officials at Zag.com announced the company reached profitability. According to its second-quarter sales results, the online car-buying site saw an increase of 73 percent year-over-year. Those results were ... [Read More]
Florida Ford Franchise Says It Thrives on Used Sales
Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The vice president of Santa Fe Ford, based in Gainesville, Fla., reports that his store didn't need Cash for Clunkers to maintain strong sales. While the store used to pay money for bad credit leads, he says this ... [Read More]
Carolina Automotive Resource Announces New Partnership, Expanded Team
Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Carolina Automotive Resource Services recently announced a new partnership that may aid dealers in acquiring their target customer without having to pay for the service up front. The company has joined forces with www.igotmycar.com to help dealers find a specific set of ... [Read More]
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]
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]
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