July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
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
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Sutton, Everest in Legal Dispute over VSI Lapse at Centrix Financial
Nick Zulovich
DENVER, Colo., and TRENTON, N.J. — In preparation for an upcoming hearing in the U.S. District Court of Colorado, Robert Sutton, former Centrix Financial chairman and chief executive officer, and representatives from Everest National Insurance Co., and its related company, Everest ... [Read More]
BenchMark Launches a Business Intelligence Dashboard for Financial Institutions
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — BenchMark Consulting International announced it has launched Business Intelligence Powered by Benchmark, which company executives said can provide financial institutions with the ability to complete timely comparisons to highlight best practices for consumer and auto lending. More specifically, BenchMark ... [Read More]
RouteOne Adds WFS Financial to Platform, Announces Other News
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — In addition to other announcements, RouteOne said it added WFS Financial, now Wachovia Dealer Services, to its lender platform. WFS Financial has about 12,500 dealer relationships nationally, according to officials. Moreover, WFS Financial is ranked as the ... [Read More]
Webb: Despite Subprime Mortgage Downturn, Subprime Auto Finance Market Looks Strong
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — In a recent conference call, Tom Webb, Manheim's chief economist, discussed the bottom dropping out of the subprime mortgage market, saying there will be no similar trend occurring in the subprime auto lending market. "Let's face it, a lot ... [Read More]
Experian Automotive Launches AutoCount Risk Report to Help Lenders Better Serve Dealers
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive announced it now provides the AutoCount Risk Report, which is designed to combine key market share information along with Experian's credit scoring to help lenders increase their auto loan offerings with dealers. "The AutoCount Risk Report ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Now Has 350 Lenders on Platform, Adds Desk Log to SalesMaker
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — In addition to announcing the addition of Desk Log to its SalesMaker profit management system, DealerTrack said that the number of active financing sources connected to the platform has reached 350. Among the recent additions is Maserati ... [Read More]
Fitch: Prime, Subprime Auto ABS Produce Mixed Results in February
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — February delinquency results were a mixed bag for U.S. auto ABS. It was subprime performance that actually showed improvement while prime delinquency and annualized net losses reversed and produced weaker performance, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest ... [Read More]
CUDL: Credit Unions Held 18% of ’06 Auto Loans
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Although down from a record 19.3 percent in 2005, credit unions maintained a strong market share in 2006, originating 18 percent of auto loans, according to CU Direct Corp.'s inaugural Auto Lending Business Intelligence Report. According to ... [Read More]
BHPH Dealers Ready to Descend on Vegas in Record Numbers
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is slated to host its annual conference May 14 to 16 at the Las Vegas Hilton. "Based on registrations to date (mid-April), this will be the largest BHPH conference in the ... [Read More]
Poi Joins AmeriCredit to Assist It in Going Full-Spectrum
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit announced this week that former Ford Motor Credit executive Joe Poi has joined the company as senior vice president of credit risk management. Discussing his recent move with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Poi said the allure ... [Read More]
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