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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

Ford Launches Payment Assistance for Job Loss

Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford announced the introduction of its Advantage Plan this morning. Similar to the Hyundai Assurance program, Ford's plan offers payment protection covering job loss for up to a year on any new Ford, Lincoln of Mercury model, in ... [Read More]

U.S Equity Advantage Upgrades Bi-Weekly Payment Feature for BHPH Dealers

Nick Zulovich
ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Equity Advantage, which offers automated bi-weekly processing of vehicle loans for buy-here, pay-here dealers, recently announced the release of a new, enhanced dealership Web site at www.866halfpay.com. According to officials, dealerships can now accurately calculate and offer ... [Read More]

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AI & Auto Finance: An Expert Guide to Using This Technology

This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

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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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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Leedom Introduces Pre-Paid Bank Card for BHPH Customers

Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Today, Leedom Group announced the launch of a Convenient World Pre-Paid Visa Card that can allow buy-here, pay-here customers without bank accounts avoid the high costs of check-cashing and money orders. The fees associated with check cashing are ... [Read More]

Tracker Marine Financial Services Teams Up with AppOne

Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — Tracker Marine Financial Services recently announced it has selected AppOne to automate its finance process. AppOne is a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. Meanwhile, Tracker Marine Financial Services is an affiliate of Bass Pro Shops and ... [Read More]

CNW: More Customers with FICOs Below 670 Gaining Approval

Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — After plummeting to an average of 6.52 percent in October of last year, the number of customers approved for vehicles with a FICO under 670 is slowly climbing upward, according to the latest data from CNW Research. In ... [Read More]

GMAC to Add 200 Positions in N.C.

Nick Zulovich
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue recently announced that GMAC Financial Services will invest more than $16.4 million to grow its Charlotte operations. GMAC confirmed this announcement. The expansion is expected to create 200 finance, marketing, IT and related ... [Read More]

NCCI Names COO

Nick Zulovich
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — National Creditors Connection Inc., a leading provider of nationwide field call services, announced it has promoted senior vice president Jerry Rahon to chief operating officer. Rahon received a unanimous vote of confidence from NCCI's board of directors ... [Read More]

NAF Association Announces Details for Non-Prime Conference

Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The National Automotive Finance Association's 13th Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference will be held June 3 to 5 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth. The conference opens with a reception in the exhibit hall at 5:30 ... [Read More]

Recovery of Used-Vehicle Prices Boosts Residuals for SUVs, Trucks

Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Many auto companies curtailed leasing in 2008 as residual values caused a lot of concerns. As DBRS pointed out in its latest report, residual values are a critical component of auto asset-backed securities' rating criteria. "One of the ... [Read More]

Fireside Bank Exits Auto Finance Business

Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Unitrin, which is Fireside Bank's parent company, announced today that the subsidiary is suspending new lending activity and exiting the auto finance business. Basically, Unitrin said this decision follows a review into the strategic alternatives for Fireside. The move ... [Read More]

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