United Car Dealers Association Leaders Join CUCW Live Stage
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with United Car Dealers Association leaders Jim Hamilton, Christy Fines and John Tangreda. They talk with Cherokee Media Group ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 07:09 PM
Blair Earle of IAA Canada
Kicking off our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Blair Earle, who is managing director at IAA Canada. Earle and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 06:59 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
CPS Trims Contract Purchases as Delinquencies Increase
Thursday, May. 1, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced a climb in managed receivables and took action to reduce contract purchases in the first quarter to better stay in line with the current economic environment. For the quarter, CPS said it purchased $176.1 ... [Read More]
USA Computer Systems Takes BHPH/Subprime DMS System to the Web
Thursday, May. 1, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TRENTON, Maine — USA Computer Systems' chief operating officer recently announced that in addition to accepting reservation dates for its early fall installation process, his company's DMS, The Answer, is going Web-based. Basically the company is moving from its current Microsoft ... [Read More]
Two Out of Three National Auto Lenders Cut Originations
Thursday, May. 1, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. — Capital One and Wells Fargo, two out of three national auto lenders SubPrime Auto Finance News reviewed, reported reductions in origination volume and tightened their auto lending standards during the first quarter. The last, Chase, interestingly enough, actually ... [Read More]
TransUnion Releases Data on Auto Debt, Delinquency Levels
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — The latest statistics from TransUnion.com identified states throughout the country showing the highest average auto debt, along with the lowest. Coming in with the highest median auto debt is Nevada, averaging $16,133. This state is followed by the District of Columbia, ... [Read More]
Ford Credit Takes Knock in 1Q Net Income
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — A higher provision for credit losses, along with deeper depreciation expenses for leased vehicles, contributed to Ford Motor Credit reporting a drop in net income for the first quarter. The company recently posted net income of $24 million ... [Read More]
GMAC: Used Originations Remain Steady; Residuals Down
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Results in the black for GMAC's global auto finance division and insurance business were unable to prevent the overall company from reporting a loss for the first quarter. GMAC Financial Services posted a net loss of $589 million, ... [Read More]
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]
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]
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