Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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AFSA offers 8 recommendations to smooth CFPB complaint database issues
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Experian: Subprime financing originated during a Q4 climbs to highest level in four years
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Used Car Summit’s auto finance roundtable to foster conversations about collections, risk management & more
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 02:44 PM
Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Patrick Manzi, who is the chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi , who got his first subscription to Car and Driver in his early teens, talks ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
Comerica: Auto Affordability Erodes
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — The purchase of an average-priced new vehicle took even more weeks of income in the fourth quarter of 2008. In response, consumers are adjusting the types of vehicles they are looking for. More specifically, Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability index ... [Read More]
Exeter Finance Corp. Expands Use of Credit Processing Solution
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBIA, Md. — Credit Management Solutions, a leading provider of credit automation systems for all types of consumer lending, announced this week that Exeter Finance Corp. has expanded its use of the CMSI's Origenate credit processing system to support the growth ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
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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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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Ohio Launches Auto Financing Program for Low-Income Individuals
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Development's Office of Community Services, along with the statewide organization Finance Fund, have introduced the "Cars for Jobs and Diplomas" program. This new initiative is an effort to provide affordable used-car financing and ... [Read More]
Former Head of Summit Acceptance Re-Enters Marketplace with New Subprime Lender
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CORNELIUS, N.C. — In an exclusive interview with SubPrime Auto Finance News, the former head of Summit Acceptance, which was ultimately sold to Capital One Auto Finance, announced he is re-entering the subprime business as the chief executive officer of a ... [Read More]
AppOne Launches New Platform for BHPH Dealers
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced yesterday that it has launched a new platform for buy-here, pay-here dealerships in conjunction with Global Debt Network's GDNAuto, which is an online marketplace where auto dealers, financial ... [Read More]
CBA Seeks New President
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a statement released this morning, the Consumer Bankers Association announced that it is seeking a new president. Why? According to the group: "On Jan. 7 the Consumer Bankers Association lost its leader of more that 21 years. ... [Read More]
MarkOne Names General Manager
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — MarkOne Financial's Board of Directors recently named a new general manager. Taking on the position is Joe Giliberto. Bruce Newmark, MarkOne's managing director, said, "Joe's deep and relevant experience, enthusiasm and leadership will make significant contributions to growth ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit Cuts Credit Centers, More, In Response to Hard-Hitting Quarter
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — Reporting second-quarter results, AmeriCredit announced that it is reducing the number of credit centers and continuing to trim originations in response to increased charge-offs, higher delinquency rates and lower recovery values at auction. Plainly speaking, Dan Berce, ... [Read More]
GMAC’s Bank Holding Status Impacts Its Relationship with GM Dealers
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — While overall, GMAC officials appear thrilled to have gained bank holding status, which has opened up the level of credit spectrum the company can fund via the auto division, on the other side of the coin, it also ... [Read More]
Bankruptcies Continue to Mount
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Alexandria, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings increased again by double-digits in January over the same month in 2008. More specifically, filings jumped by 34.4 percent nationwide in January from the same period a year ago, according to the American Bankruptcy ... [Read More]
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