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NewsJune 20, 2017

US Equity Advantage Earns Dealers’ Choice Award

US Equity Advantage won the first-place Diamond award in the Biweekly Payments category for the third straight year.

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NewsJune 20, 2017

S&P/Experian: Concerns About Subprime Auto Bubble ‘Seem to Be Behind Us’

Auto loan defaults fell to a 10-year low in May, squashing concerns about a forming subprime auto loan bubble. But not all consumer credit categories were a picture of health in May.

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NewsJune 20, 2017

F&I Futurist Tony Dupaquier Joins F&I Think Tank Roster

The Academy’s Tony Dupaquier will serve as emcee of F&I Think Tank, organizers announced this week. The trainer and F&I futurist will be responsible for guiding the discussions during the F&I 20 Group-like event.

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NewsJune 20, 2017

Swapalease: Lease Approval Rate Falls to Three-Year Low

Lease applicants registered a 48.1% approval rate, the lowest level since the car lease marketplace began tracking the stat in 2014. The firm explained that the rise in consumer interest for luxury SUVs is what’s driving the uptick in declines.

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NewsJune 19, 2017

J.D. Power: Wholesale Values Decline in May

J.D. Power Valuation Services’ seasonally adjusted used-vehicle price index managed to increase for the first time in a year. While positive, May’s index figure was 7.6% below May 2016.

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NewsJune 19, 2017

Dealer David Andrews Begins Term as NIADA President

The owner of City Auto in Memphis, Tenn., encouraged fellow independent dealers to keep pace with the rapidly changing automotive marketplace, saying, 'These are the times ripe with opportunities, times for making the seemingly impossible possible.'

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NewsJune 15, 2017

Fletcher Jones Adds AutoGravity Inventory App

Auto Gravity and the Fletcher Jones Auto Group have launched ‘FJ Drive,’ a real-time smartphone inventory app.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJune 15, 2017

Fed Reserve Approves Second Rate Hike This Year

The Federal Open Market Committee approved a quarter-point hike in the federal funds rate. While auto loans aren’t expected to change much, the rate increase will cost credit card users roughly $1.5 billion in extra finance charges this year, according to one estimate.

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NewsJune 13, 2017

F&I Trainer Shaka Dyson Bringing F&I 20 Group to F&I Think Tank 2017

F&I trainer Shaka Dyson is bringing his F&I 20 Group to Dallas for F&I Think Tank 2017. The ‘record-breaking’ F&I trainer will also participate in two panel discussions, including F&I Think Tank’s stump the pro-like Shark Tank.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJune 13, 2017

House Approves Dodd-Frank Replacement Bill

Four days after the U.S. House passed a bill aimed at reversing a number of Dodd-Frank financial regulations and scaling back the CFPB’s authority, the Treasury Department recommended that the bureau’s powers be reduced in a report containing more than 100 suggestions for financial reform.

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