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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
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

Fed: Average APR Declines at Auto Finance Companies

Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve recently released its latest consumer credit statistics and found that the average interest rate on an vehicle loan at auto finance companies is down, dropping slightly to 4.19 percent in March from 5.37 percent in February. ... [Read More]

Navy Federal Credit Union Teams Up with VINtek

Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — Virginia-based Navy Federal Credit Union has selected VINtek as its title management provider for its auto lending business. "We selected VINtek as our title management provider because of the company's history of integrity, superior performance and commitment to ... [Read More]

Greene Joins Board at Non-Prime Auto Finance Company

Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Navigation Capital Partners, a leading Atlanta-based middle market private equity firm, recently announced that O.G. Greene joined the firm as an operating partner and will serve on the board of Exeter Finance Corp., a non-prime auto finance company.  Greene ... [Read More]

NAF Association Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference Preview

Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — In addition to releasing the names of speakers and sessions for the upcoming National Auto Finance Association's annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, the executive director also announced that a new association will be forming in conjunction with the ... [Read More]

HSBC Touches on U.S. Auto Lending Unit, Says Recession More Likely

Nick Zulovich
LONDON — In its May SEC filing, HSBC mostly discussed the challenges with its mortgage business and what it is doing to turn this segment around; however, it also mentioned the U.S. vehicle finance business, indicating this unit is being trimmed ... [Read More]

MAC Launches Revamped Site

Nick Zulovich
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Military Assistance Co. announced that it completed the first major Web site update since its initial launch in the fall of 1999. According to officials, the primary objectives of this site revamp included improving user experience, enhancing operating ... [Read More]

Auto Affordability Index Reaches 6-Year High

Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — According to Comerica Bank, consumers are likely reducing the average cost of vehicles by simply turning to smaller models. Dana Johnson, chief economist of Comerica Bank, pointed to this as a possible trend after the latest auto affordability ... [Read More]

Delinquencies Rise in Latest CBA Auto Finance Study

Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Va. — Reflecting the current economic landscape, the Consumer Bankers Association's 2008 Automotive Finance Study found that delinquencies climbed 6 percent for new vehicles and 13 percent for used. While the study generally focuses more on the prime credit spectrum ... [Read More]

ADESA’s Kontos Discusses Market Trends at NABD

Nick Zulovich
LAS VEGAS — During this week's National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers conference, Tom Kontos, ADESA's vice president of customer strategies and analytics, offered his analysis of the marketplace. He started off his presentation by talking about the presidential candidates and ... [Read More]

Operators Take Center Stage at NABD

Nick Zulovich
LAS VEGAS — Operators discussing best operating practices took the stage this week at the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers convention. Several operating managers came together this week to share insights with the audience in the panel titled "Best Operating Practices ... [Read More]

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