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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions

Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM

John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here

Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president

Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM

Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here

Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM

The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here

HSBC Launches Finance Program for 8 Million S&H Greenpoint Members

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. — HSBC recently announced that its auto finance division is launching an S&H greenpoints finance program that offers nearly eight million greenpoint members the opportunity to earn 15,000 S&H Solutions greenpoints on new and refinanced auto loans. ... [Read More]

AutoTrakk Launches Rapid Approval System

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. — AutoTrakk, a finance company that specializes in the subprime market, announced it has launched a new Rapid Approval System designed to expedite the approval of consumer finance applications. Robert Malcolm, AutoTrakk president, explained that the proprietary software ... [Read More]

Northland Auto Enterprises Selects Higher Turnover for Dealer Web Design

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

PORTSMOUTH, Va., and BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Higher Turnover recently announced it has been selected by Northland Auto Enterprises as their premium dealer Web site solutions provider. In addition to other services, Northland Auto Enterprises also offers a Rent'T'Own program as ... [Read More]

Carbiz Announces Speaker Lineup for Dealer Conference

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

SARASOTA, Fla. — Carbiz has announced the speaker list for its 2006 professional development conference for dealers Nov. 5-7, at the Sirata Beach Resort on the Gulf of Mexico in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Speakers include: — Ken Shilson, founder ... [Read More]

Ad Deadline for Inaugural SubPrime Auto Finance News Next Week

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

CARY, N.C. — The advertising deadline for the first print edition of SubPrime Auto Finance News is early next week, so act fast as space is filling up. SubPrime Auto Finance News will offer articles featuring such industry players as ... [Read More]

Chrysler Offers Zero-Percent Financing for Slightly Blemished Credit

Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler is now offering zero-percent financing for consumers who have slightly less than top prime credit, but still fall into the A category, a spokesman announced this morning. The special incentive includes several high volume 2006 ... [Read More]

Survey: Consumers Planning More Research on Auto Financing Options

Monday, Sep. 11, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

WASHINGTON — More than 8 out of 10 Americans (83 percent) know they have many options when it comes to vehicle financing and 58 percent feel informed about the auto financing process, according to a new public opinion survey. The ... [Read More]

America’s Car-Mart 1Q Earnings Send Mixed Signals

Monday, Sep. 11, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Though overall company and same-store revenue both grew for the first fiscal quarter ending July 31 and several dealerships were opened during that time period, executives with America's Car-Mart also pointed to several concerns when they announced ... [Read More]

Shilson Offers Midyear Report on BHPH Industry

Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

HOUSTON — My certified public accounting firm recently completed an informal survey of several buy-here, pay-here dealer clients nationwide to determine how the first six months of 2006 compare with the same period in 2005. We also recently introduced a ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit Teams Up with AppOne to Expand Reach to Independent Dealers

Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2006, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne has partnered with AmeriCredit to expand the special finance company's reach to independent dealers, executives announced this morning. Through the alliance, AmeriCredit has the ability to receive credit applications from more than 850 independent dealers ... [Read More]

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