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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

Attorneys Offer Free Online Class-Action Lawsuit Prevention Seminar

Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore. — Compli recently announced that two attorneys with industry expertise will be presenting a free online seminar discussing issues pertaining to class-action lawsuits. Aaron Jacoby of Venable, LLP, and Rob Cohen of Auto Advisory Services are hosting "Class Action ... [Read More]

Fiserv Acquires LOS Technology from Portellus

Nick Zulovich
BROOKFIELD, Wisc. — Fiserv recently announced that it has purchased the rights to the Portellus loan origination system technology in an effort to streamline the origination of its mortgage, consumer and commercial loans to one program. "This technology brings opportunities that ... [Read More]

Auto Group Develops Unique Plan to Help Customers with Payments While Also Ramping Up Business

Nick Zulovich
JAMAICA, N.Y. — In response to the challenging economic times, one dealer has come up with a unique solution that not only helps customers with their payments, but also drives new business into the stores. What is the idea? Nemet Auto Group, based ... [Read More]

CPS Trims Contract Purchases as Delinquencies Increase

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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