Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
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]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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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]
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]
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]
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