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CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
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Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
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Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Subprime Market Vital to Success but Can Be Difficult on Dealers
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Competition in the subprime market has never been fiercer as an increasing number of lenders are getting into this area and more franchised dealers are jumping in to improve their profit margins. No one is feeling this competition ... [Read More]
Flatiron Acquires Centrix Financial
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DENVER — Flatiron Financial Services Inc. (Flatiron) announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Centrix Financial LLC pursuant to a sale/auction approved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. In a statement issued by Flatiron, ... [Read More]
Experian Updates Collection Triggers to Keep Lenders Alerted to New Debtor Info
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian recently launched an updated version of its Collections Triggers. The new version was designed to provide collectors with notification when a debtor's ability to pay appears to be improving. This can be especially critical for financial ... [Read More]
AFSA Reports Latest News in Auto Sector
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association recently shared its latest information on happenings in the auto industry, touching on dealers' acceptance of e-contracting, New York leasing suit and more. AFSA Vehicle Finance Panel Tackles E-Contracting At the recent AFSA ... [Read More]
Chase, Capital One and Wells Fargo Discuss Auto Finance Results, More
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Chase, Capital One and Wells Fargo recently released data showing how each company faired during the full-year and fourth-quarter. In each company's respective report, executives took time to discuss the performance of their auto finance segments. As results ... [Read More]
Automotive Credit Corp. Celebrates 15 Years of Serving Dealers, Subprime Customers
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Established 15 years ago in Michigan, Automotive Credit Corp. began by providing indirect lending services to a select group of dealers in the state. Today, the regional lender works with both franchised and independent dealers and has slowly ... [Read More]
AppOne Offers Overview of 2006 Growth
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne recently reported on its growth that occurred during 2006, saying it focused on increasing participation in its dealer and lender networks and continued the national rollout of its products and services. An overview of the company's ... [Read More]
PassTime USA Launches Elite
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LITTLETON, Colo. — PassTime USA announced it has launched an Elite product with the help of its partner, Wavecom. The updated program uses a global system for mobile communications technology to offer wireless and GPS-based functions for its dealer and lender ... [Read More]
Flex Fund Launches Flexible Trade-Ins, More
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Flex Fund Financial Services LLC recently introduced Flexible Trade-Ins to finance dealers' trade-in vehicle transactions that involve outstanding loan balances, according to officials. Dealers have the opportunity to use the new program to immediately pay-off loan balances ... [Read More]
MAFS Introduces New Marketing Initiative
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Taking advantage of the recent President's Day, Manheim Automotive Financial Services rolled out a new marketing initiative throughout the company's auctions that features larger-than-life replicas of past presidents. MAFS officials said this is the first national advertising campaign the ... [Read More]
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