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Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here

KeyBanc Predicts Resurgence in New-Vehicle Sales Over Next Several Months

Nick Zulovich
CLEVELAND — The rising demand for used vehicles and loosening of financing will soon translate into increased demand for new-vehicle sales, according to the latest report from KeyBanc. Driving this expected ramp up of demand are improving retail auto financing and ... [Read More]

Wachovia Dealer Services Joins AppOne Platform

Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced today that Wachovia Dealer Services, a Wells Fargo Co., has joined its platform. Wachovia Dealer Services, the fifth-largest auto finance company in the nation, will purchase automotive retail ... [Read More]

RouteOne Teams Up with DealerCentric to Assist Dealers

Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced that it has completed integration with DealerCentric. DealerCentric can enable dealers to capture and convert leads to credit applications and qualify online or offline consumers to specific vehicles and lender programs at the beginning of ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Enters New State

Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services recently announced its expansion into a new state — the Louisiana market. This brings Westlake's operations to a total of 36 states. Contracts for Louisiana will be accepted starting April 20. Geoff Branda, vice president of IT ... [Read More]

Fed: Interest Rates at Auto Finance Companies Plummet to New Low

Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The average interest rate on new-vehicle loans at auto finance companies hit an all-time low of 3.17 percent, according to the Federal Reserve this week. As a comparison, unless the latest preliminary statistic is a Federal Reserve typo, ... [Read More]

CPS CEO Says Company Greatly Reducing New-Contract Purchases from Dealers

Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — During the fourth quarter of 2008, Consumer Portfolio Services reported it purchased $7.3 million of contracts from dealers, compared with $33.6 million during the third quarter and $265.8 million during the fourth quarter of 2007. Overall for the year, ... [Read More]

Louisiana Credit Union First to Join AppOne’s Credit Union Platform

Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced that it has added the first credit union on its credit union platform. Joining this platform is Dow Louisiana Federal Credit Union. Using the AppOne platform, DLFCU is ... [Read More]

DBRS Upgrades Three Classes from Two Auto ABS Transactions

Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — In a bit of positive news, DBRS announced it has upgraded three classes from two auto asset-backed securities transactions. These include: —$4,705,917 Goldman Sachs Auto Loan Trust 2005-1, Class B from AA to AA (high) —$2,449,479 Goldman Sachs ... [Read More]

Triad Financial Names Director of Portfolio Services

Nick Zulovich
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — Triad Financial recently announced that it has named a new executive to oversee the company's third-party servicing efforts. Taking on this position is Stephen Smith. In his role as director of portfolio servicing, he will manage ... [Read More]

New FICO Scores Could Predict 5-15% More Auto Loan Delinquencies

Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — FICO recently announced the release of its newest scores, which are targeted specifically for the auto lending and bankcard industries. Credit reporting agency TransUnion is making the scores available to lenders and issuers under the names FICO Risk Score, Classic ... [Read More]

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