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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here

Hudson Cook Attorneys to be Honored by AFSA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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