Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
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With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average credit scores tick lower again
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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
AmeriCredit Faces Difficult Road in Current Marketplace
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit's management described the fiscal-year third quarter as difficult despite processes they have already taken to trim dealer relationships, raise minimum cutoff scores, lower loan-to-value and control other credit costs. In addition to the tighter lending requirements, ... [Read More]
Dealer Shares Expansion Story, Keys to Subprime Success
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Nearly 20 years ago, Jerry Smith opened an independent dealership near Atlanta. Today, the store has grown into several stores, in addition to adding a separate finance company that not only finances its own subprime customers, but has actually ... [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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Experian Helps Institutions with Red Flag Rules
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian recently announced that many of its products and services support Red Flag rules compliance for a variety of institutions. Red Flag rules went into effect January 2008 as provisions of 2003's Fair and Accurate Transactions Act, ... [Read More]
Nowcom Launches Dealer Websites
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Nowcom Corp., a leading providers of dealer management solutions, recently announced the release of its newest used car dealer service, Dealer Websites. This new service, which includes easy to use inventory management, credit applications and a unique ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit Strikes Deal for $2 Billion Forward Purchase Commitment
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas. — In a move AmeriCredit's president and chief executive officer called positive, his company recently announced that it has entered into a one-year, $2 billion forward purchase commitment agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch. Under this ... [Read More]
VINtek Earns Partnership Honor from DCU
Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — Digital Federal Credit Union recently named its 2007 Business Partnership Excellence Award, and earning the distinction for the third year in a row was VINtek. According to officials, businesses displaying high levels of quality of service are nominated by ... [Read More]
NAF Reduces Conference Registration Fees
Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The National Automotive Finance Association recently announced that it has lowered its registration fees for the upcoming 12th Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, which is to be held June 4 to 6. "Budgets, especially travel budgets, have been ... [Read More]
Red Flags Rule Publication Released
Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — CounselorLibrary.com, which publishes auto finance and leasing legal compliance manuals, announced Monday that the first publication in a new series of compliance manuals is now available for purchase. The CARLAW Compliance Series is designed to help dealers tackle legal ... [Read More]
CUDL Reports on Credit Union Performance
Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — According to the recently released 2008 Auto Lending Business Intelligence Report from CU Direct Corp., credit unions' performance in the auto lending sector in 2007 was on par with those of banks and other lenders. A major ... [Read More]
CBA Announces New Bi-Annual Auto Finance Study
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Consumer Bankers Association announced that it is now offering a bi-annual auto finance study, which covers benchmarks and statistics on indirect auto lending. Compiled by BenchMarch Consulting International, CBA officials call the ramped up version of the ... [Read More]
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