AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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
Cars.com Launches Free Webinar Series
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Cars.com announced its introducing a series of free monthly Webinars called dealeradvantage LIVE. These educational sessions are open to all dealers, regardless of whether or not they are a client of cars.com. Topics of the Webinars include how ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Names Von Pusch Senior VP of Customer Development
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack announced the appointment of Rick Von Pusch to senior vice president of customer development. In this role, he will be responsible for understanding and fulfilling the current and future needs of DealerTrack's customers through the ... [Read More]
Credit Union Direct Featured at NRC 2006
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — In response to rising industry interest, the 2006 National Remarketing Conference announces its plan to feature Evan Etheridge, national sales director for Credit Union Direct. Presenting workshops in two separate time slots, Nov. 1 at 3:00 p.m. ... [Read More]
NADA Introduces Free Consulting Hotline for Dealers
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. — The National Automobile Dealers Association is now providing a free hotline to offer a consulting service for dealers, general managers and managers, association officials announced Monday. The services include financial tips, business operations consulting and more. "This ... [Read More]
Bank of America Hires Buza to Expand Chicago Auto Team
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Michael Buza has joined Bank of America as a dealer financial services senior client manager in the Chicago metro area, bank executives announced Monday. In his new role, Buza will represent a team of financial, product and industry ... [Read More]
UCDA Reminds Dealers of Proper Use of Dealer Plate
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO — The Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario recently reminded its members that it has been more than a year since the new white dealer plates with red lettering were introduced and that the old plates should be phased ... [Read More]
Car-Mart, Group 1 Each Open or Acquire New Dealership
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark., and HOUSTON — America's Car-Mart recently announced the opening of its newest location in Cullman, Ala., while Group 1 Automotive said it has acquired Performance Nissan, located near Los Angeles in Duarte, Calif. Car-Mart's executives said the newest ... [Read More]
NAF Reports Growth in Nonprime Auto Finance Industry
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The nonprime auto finance industry is gaining momentum, according to the 23 companies that participated in the National Automotive Finance Association's annual Nonprime Automotive Financing Survey. Overall, the study reported a cumulative increase in loan originations of ... [Read More]
RouteOne Rolls Out eContracting Pilot
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced Thursday that its eContracting solution, jointly developed by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit Co., GMAC and Toyota Financial Services, has been deployed for pilot to a limited number of select Toyota and Lexus ... [Read More]
Chase’s Subprime Exec. Discusses Expansion
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Shortly after the merger of Bank One and Chase in 2004, Chase realized there was a strong growth potential in the subprime auto lending market and soon focused on expanding these services for dealers. Since then, ... [Read More]
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