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Attention Credit Unions: You Really Should Be Better

Credit unions seem to have mastered rapid growth and indirect auto lending strategies, but that’s not good enough – they must be better at connecting with customers to collect on those loans. According to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), credit unions saw continued growth in the first quarter of 2016

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Waiting-to-Lose Strategy is No Strategy

Days past due (DPD) strategy often leads to repo or charge-off: use vehicle location data as the trigger to avert losses. At our lender round-up in February, we heard from 20 of the top auto lenders in the nation. The main takeaway? “All of the lenders are being challenged to

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Invest in higher compliance standards. Invest in DBA.

If you had to pick one word to sum up the driving force behind the best originating creditors, debt buyers and collection agencies, it would be: compliance. Complying with best practices that meet and often exceed state and federal consumer protections laws is good for both consumers and the debt

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Door Knockers Plus Vehicle Location Data Cures Loans

Did you know that the term “light-bulb moment” is listed in the Oxford Dictionary? The term is defined as: A moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration. And just recently, while attending the Collections and Recovery Solutions conference, we visited with a lender that had one such moment. As we

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4 Truths About License Plate Recognition

The Facts Don’t Lie Like most B2B businesses, DRN solves problems for our customers. And by solving these problems, we do more than just drive revenue and results, we create a bigger impact. That impact touches anyone that drives a car and has an insurance policy. Our data and analytics

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Catch Charge-Offs if You Can

The rise in subprime delinquencies and charge-offs hits lenders’ bottom line but vehicle location data and analytics is putting lenders on the right track. Over the past year, we have been sounding the alarm with lenders – warning them that mounting delinquencies and charge-offs would impact revenues and ultimately devalue

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Buying Debt Using Vehicle Location Intelligence

How the “riskiest of the risky” auto loan portfolios become a lot more attractive with collectability insights powered by vehicle location data. I recently spoke on a technology and operations panel at the Debt Buyer’s Association annual conference in Las Vegas. The debt buyers in the audience shared two major

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Not Looking at Auto Debt? You’re Missing Out.

Diversify your portfolio with auto debt using vehicle location data for collectability. By Stephen Nethery Auto debt doesn’t rank high on most Debt Buyers scorecards. But what many don’t realize is that they may be missing out on collectable portfolios that can drive results and revenue. Why does auto debt

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Lending Blog

Attention Credit Unions: You Really Should Be Better

Credit unions seem to have mastered rapid growth and indirect auto lending strategies, but that’s not good enough – they must be better at connecting with customers to collect on those loans. According to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), credit unions saw continued growth in the first quarter of 2016

Read More »

Waiting-to-Lose Strategy is No Strategy

Days past due (DPD) strategy often leads to repo or charge-off: use vehicle location data as the trigger to avert losses. At our lender round-up in February, we heard from 20 of the top auto lenders in the nation. The main takeaway? “All of the lenders are being challenged to

Read More »

Invest in higher compliance standards. Invest in DBA.

If you had to pick one word to sum up the driving force behind the best originating creditors, debt buyers and collection agencies, it would be: compliance. Complying with best practices that meet and often exceed state and federal consumer protections laws is good for both consumers and the debt

Read More »

Door Knockers Plus Vehicle Location Data Cures Loans

Did you know that the term “light-bulb moment” is listed in the Oxford Dictionary? The term is defined as: A moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration. And just recently, while attending the Collections and Recovery Solutions conference, we visited with a lender that had one such moment. As we

Read More »

4 Truths About License Plate Recognition

The Facts Don’t Lie Like most B2B businesses, DRN solves problems for our customers. And by solving these problems, we do more than just drive revenue and results, we create a bigger impact. That impact touches anyone that drives a car and has an insurance policy. Our data and analytics

Read More »

Catch Charge-Offs if You Can

The rise in subprime delinquencies and charge-offs hits lenders’ bottom line but vehicle location data and analytics is putting lenders on the right track. Over the past year, we have been sounding the alarm with lenders – warning them that mounting delinquencies and charge-offs would impact revenues and ultimately devalue

Read More »

Buying Debt Using Vehicle Location Intelligence

How the “riskiest of the risky” auto loan portfolios become a lot more attractive with collectability insights powered by vehicle location data. I recently spoke on a technology and operations panel at the Debt Buyer’s Association annual conference in Las Vegas. The debt buyers in the audience shared two major

Read More »

Not Looking at Auto Debt? You’re Missing Out.

Diversify your portfolio with auto debt using vehicle location data for collectability. By Stephen Nethery Auto debt doesn’t rank high on most Debt Buyers scorecards. But what many don’t realize is that they may be missing out on collectable portfolios that can drive results and revenue. Why does auto debt

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