Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
Chrysler Financial Appoints Executives
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Financial announced late last week it has named three new executives to the company to serve as executive vice chairman, chief financial officer and chief risk officer, respectively. Filling the position of executive vice chairman is ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Partners with EasyCare/APCO
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Aftermarket Services announced late last week that EasyCare/APCO has entered the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network. As part of this agreement, DealerTrack Aftermarket Network users can access EasyCare's features for free, officials indicated. Additionally, the company notes DealerTrack ... [Read More]
CarBiz Expands in Midwest
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — CarBiz has continued to grow over the past month, as the company recently added six stores in Illinois, officials indicated. The facilities are located in East Peoria, Moline, Loves Park, Rockfor, Pekin and DeKalb, the company stated. In ... [Read More]
Fiserv Automotive Teams Up with Carleton for Compliance Software
Nick Zulovich
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv announced earlier this week that it is embedding Carleton's SmartCalcs financial compliance software into its Automotive Solution's Loan Origination System. Adding SmartCalcs directly into the Fiserv LOS automates rate calculations, validates state usury law compliance and keeps ... [Read More]
NowAuto Reports Challenges as it Looks to be Acquired
Nick Zulovich
TEMPE, Ariz. — NowAuto Group recently reported results for its fiscal first quarter, saying that a change from sales to leases impacted results, as some of the lease revenue is deferred. More specifically, the company indicated that it earned $1.1 million ... [Read More]
Leedom Announces Dates for BHPH Credit, Collections Conference
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom and Associates its third Buy-Here, Pay-Here Credit and Collections Conference will held May 28 to 29 in Dallas, Texas. According to Chuck Bonanno, conference chairman, the event will focus on how to underwrite successful buy-here, pay-here contracts; ... [Read More]
GDEXAuto Prepares to Go Live to Help Both Dealers and Financial Institutions
Nick Zulovich
ALAMO, Calif. — Global Debt Exchange Automotive is preparing to go live in early January of next year. What exactly does the site do? Well, it was created to offer a new marketplace where independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers can go ... [Read More]
CNW Reveals the Largest Percentage of Used Shoppers Turn to Older Units
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — The latest data from CNW Research indicates that 67.6 percent of used shoppers are looking to purchase units five years old or older. Overall, the largest percentage of used shoppers is honing in on the eight- to 12-year-old category ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Hits 450 Finance Sources
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack announced Monday that the number of active financing sources connected to its network has reached 450. In addition to the 450 financing sources on the DealerTrack network, the company indicated that about 90 percent of franchised ... [Read More]
CBA Schedules Auto Finance Conference
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Consumer Bankers Association will host its 2008 National Automobile Finance Conference & Tradeshow March 30 to April 1 at the Hilton San Francisco in California. "For over 20 years CBA's automobile finance conference and tradeshow has been ... [Read More]
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