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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Auto credit availability in November climbed to highest point in 3 years

AutoPayPlus offers free F&I reporting tool by VisionAST
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, 10:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps dealers aren’t expecting an immediate lift from the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates for the third time this year. But overall credit availability already appears to be as good as it’s been in about three years. Cox Automotive reported ... [Read More]

FTC begins to send more than $9.6M to consumers impacted by CarShield

FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, 10:07 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission said this week it is now sending checks totaling more than $9.6 million to eligible consumers impacted by CarShield’s misleading claims about its vehicle service contracts. The regulator recapped that last July, CarShield, a seller of ... [Read More]

Dealers not expecting immediate sales jolt from third interest-rate cut of the year

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, 10:58 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate for the third time this year, reducing the range to 3.5% to 3.75%. The latest Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index showed the economy remains the top factor holding back business, ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... [Read More]

PODCAST: 4 experts on automotive & the economy

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. For example, this year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, ... [Read More]

Ascent Dealer Services hires former Protective executive to be VP of acquisition

Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 09:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ascent Dealer Services, a provider of F&I performance, training, and profitability solutions, recently named Rob Johnson as its new vice president of acquisition. Johnson possesses more than eight years of specialized experience in the automotive and F&I sector. He began ... [Read More]

GALR & MVTRAC share important dialogue at Used Car Week

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 03:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the purposes of Used Car Week is bringing various industry segments together for constructive conversations. An example of that outcome surfaced when the Georgia Association of Licensed Repossessors (GALR) announced that it had “productive and forward-looking industry dialogue” ... [Read More]
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