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Gary Schurman and Audrina Thompson are now friends Nov 9, 2009

Gary Schurman and Josh DeForest are now friends Nov 4, 2009

Gary Schurman commented on JJ Hornblass's blog post 'GMAC Bangs Heads With the FDIC'

JJ - What you described makes sense and you see it all of the time. Debt holders view risk differently than equity holders. As an equity holder, it I take risks that payoff then I reap the rewards. Debt holders do not reap those rewards and…

Nov 3, 2009

Gary Schurman commented on JJ Hornblass's blog post 'GMAC Bangs Heads With the FDIC'

How can this be government interference? If a private bank makes a business loan to a business it has every right to set the debt covenants to what ever it wants. From the banks perspective they are more concerned with getting paid back than having…

Nov 3, 2009

Gary Schurman commented on JJ Hornblass's blog post 'GMAC Bangs Heads With the FDIC'

...but raising money for such loans in the bond market is costlier than it is for Ally Bank to bring money in through bank deposits. Dah! The good thing about the bond and/or securitization markets is they are the true arbiters of risk, unlike the…

Nov 2, 2009

Gary Schurman is now friends with Leslie Washington and Brandon Nov 1, 2009

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Gary Schurman replied to Mike Gibb's discussion 'A Damning Report on GMAC/Ally' in the group Auto Finance Risk Management

A few comments for what they are worth... **First point - I wouldn't subtract out the entire 6% non-performing loans and leases from capital. You would first have to apply a loss severity factor to this 6%. If there is a 50% loss severity…

Jun 3, 2009

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Corporate Title: CFA, Quant

Company: Decisive LLC

Company Description: Software and Analytics

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At 2:32pm on October 6, 2010, Glenn S. Gottfried, CPA, CVLE said…: Gary,

It is my hope that 2010 ends well for you, your organization and our industry. I would like to introduce you to my company, GripFin, which provides advisory and investment services to auto portfolio originators, sellers and buyers of all sizes and credit spectrums. I would appreciate your visiting my profile and inviting me to become your friend. Thanks, Glenn Gottfried, CEO, GripFin, Inc. (gripfin.com).

At 12:17pm on February 7, 2009, David Ruggles said…: Gary,

Call me about this at 312.925.1863. Have you talked to Matt Traylen at ALG? Brad Emerson from Vanguard Finance and Leasing in Santa Barbara has done a lot of work on statistical models for leasing. Or Valerie Torphy at RVI? There are a lot of people out there more qualified to talk about the math of statistics than I am, but I can sure talk to you about what actually happens in the real live wholesale business and about the deficiencies I have observed in attempts to "model" future pre-owned values.