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Lenders Use a People-Centric Approach Through Pandemic

At DRN’s Virtual Showcase in October 2020, we hosted leaders from across the auto lending industry to discuss how their organizations weathered the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team of experts included: Danielle Arlowe – SVP, American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Chuck Blommaert – VP Loan Servicing, Flagship Credit Acceptance Anthony Capizzano

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UCW Recap: Opportunity Through Chaos

At Used Car Week 2020, I talked with Zach Hallowell from Manheim Digital Solutions about both the challenges and opportunities we observed and experienced across the auto lending and repo industries during COVID-19. One key factor we discussed was how much the pandemic has changed buyer behavior. Zach talked about

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Bridging the Gap: How LPR Can Work for BHPH Dealers

The buy here pay here (BHPH) market has traditionally relied on GPS to find vehicles with defaulted loans. Unfortunately, it’s become relatively easy for borrowers to tamper with or disengage GPS systems, making them only somewhat effective in tracking down vehicles. This is where license plate recognition (LPR) technology comes

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It’s Not Just for Auto Loans: How LPR Is Useful with Unsecured Debt

License plate recognition (LPR) technology has been an important tool for the auto finance industry for decades, helping  lending, collection, repossession, and insurance professionals track down vehicles and owners. DRN pioneered the unique combination of LPR data paired with powerful analytics to build full vehicle stories to help solve lending,

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The Ups and Downs of Online Training

All DRN clients receive training on the DRNsights suite when they begin using our platform. This includes both how-to’s for Address Scoring, Location Reports, Location Alerts and Loss Alerts, but also demos of and education about what these products can do for their business. We also offer ongoing training as

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Everything is bigger in Texas, even Risk Scoring

One of our most innovative clients is a large, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas-based subprime lender that began using DRNsights in 2019 as part of their collections and repossession processes. They achieved a significant uptick in overall recovery rates because the DRNsights vehicle location data was being taken into consideration at the

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Lender Roundtable Offers Insights on Lenders’ Use of LPR Data

In October, DRN hosted a golf tournament for lenders at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The event brought auto lenders together to network, share best practices and learn more about DRN. This year’s event included a roundtable where lenders discussed challenges they’re currently facing as the economy – and our

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Lending Blog

Lenders Use a People-Centric Approach Through Pandemic

At DRN’s Virtual Showcase in October 2020, we hosted leaders from across the auto lending industry to discuss how their organizations weathered the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team of experts included: Danielle Arlowe – SVP, American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Chuck Blommaert – VP Loan Servicing, Flagship Credit Acceptance Anthony Capizzano

Read More »

UCW Recap: Opportunity Through Chaos

At Used Car Week 2020, I talked with Zach Hallowell from Manheim Digital Solutions about both the challenges and opportunities we observed and experienced across the auto lending and repo industries during COVID-19. One key factor we discussed was how much the pandemic has changed buyer behavior. Zach talked about

Read More »

Bridging the Gap: How LPR Can Work for BHPH Dealers

The buy here pay here (BHPH) market has traditionally relied on GPS to find vehicles with defaulted loans. Unfortunately, it’s become relatively easy for borrowers to tamper with or disengage GPS systems, making them only somewhat effective in tracking down vehicles. This is where license plate recognition (LPR) technology comes

Read More »

It’s Not Just for Auto Loans: How LPR Is Useful with Unsecured Debt

License plate recognition (LPR) technology has been an important tool for the auto finance industry for decades, helping  lending, collection, repossession, and insurance professionals track down vehicles and owners. DRN pioneered the unique combination of LPR data paired with powerful analytics to build full vehicle stories to help solve lending,

Read More »

The Ups and Downs of Online Training

All DRN clients receive training on the DRNsights suite when they begin using our platform. This includes both how-to’s for Address Scoring, Location Reports, Location Alerts and Loss Alerts, but also demos of and education about what these products can do for their business. We also offer ongoing training as

Read More »

Everything is bigger in Texas, even Risk Scoring

One of our most innovative clients is a large, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas-based subprime lender that began using DRNsights in 2019 as part of their collections and repossession processes. They achieved a significant uptick in overall recovery rates because the DRNsights vehicle location data was being taken into consideration at the

Read More »

Lender Roundtable Offers Insights on Lenders’ Use of LPR Data

In October, DRN hosted a golf tournament for lenders at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The event brought auto lenders together to network, share best practices and learn more about DRN. This year’s event included a roundtable where lenders discussed challenges they’re currently facing as the economy – and our

Read More »