StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Experian: Subprime share, overall terms keep climbing in Q1
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As contract terms keep stretching throughout auto financing, Experian is seeing a gradual increase in the subprime segment, too. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q1 2026 released on Thursday, subprime consumers made up 15.75% of ... [Read More]
StoneEagle sees F&I trends stay strong among Q1 dealer profits
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, StoneEagle released first-quarter findings from its StoneEagleDATA F&I Benchmark Report, highlighting how much hay dealership F&I offices made during the first three months of the year. Analysts indicated the first quarter extended one of ... [Read More]
Millennium Capital & Recovery hires former Bank of America exec as president
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a move that was effective May 11, Millennium Capital & Recovery Corp. announced on Thursday that Jason Collins is now president of the company that provides collateral recovery management and remarketing solutions serving banks, credit unions, fintechs, auto captives, ... [Read More]
NCC’s CFO arrives after time with Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, NCC looked to help dealership finances by rolling out a tool powered by Equifax to spot chargeback risk. This week, the provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, and fraud prevention solutions for automotive retailing made sure its own ... [Read More]
Fitch: Stress in subprime surfaces through auto ABS trends
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings took a close look at the subprime auto loan securitization space as part of the Vehicle Depreciation Report compiled in collaboration with Black Book. Analysts used words such as stress and shocks when recapping subprime auto loan ABS ... [Read More]
Auto finance plays role in April bankruptcy filings rising year-over-year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bankruptcy filings climbed 14% year-over-year in April, and the industry is pointing toward auto financing as part of the cause. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings came in at 56,427. Here’s how analysts broke down that ... [Read More]
Expert: 7 activities that could justify dealer doc fees to regulators
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Thompson & Associates CPAs, an accounting and consulting firm with experience involving automotive dealership operations and dealership fee analyses, made the argument that dealership documentation fees are not “junk fees” as they’ve sometimes been referenced by the Federal Trade Commission ... [Read More]
Reviewing CFPB’s amending of ECOA & Regulation B
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There are still compliance and regulatory developments emanating from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Weltman, Weinberg & Reis shareholder Matthew Young recapped in a blog post last week that the CFPB issued a final rule amending the Equal Credit ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s April Credit Industry Snapshot shows positives for auto finance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Let’s begin the week with a little positive news for the auto-finance space, courtesy of TransUnion’s April Credit Industry Snapshot. While TransUnion reported the 30-day delinquency rate for auto rose 16 basis points sequentially to 3.97%, analysts also noticed the ... [Read More]
Westlake Portfolio Management adds another $300M to auto segment
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Westlake Portfolio Management (WPM) announced the successful onboarding and servicing of a $300 million portfolio of auto loans on behalf of what it called “a leading institutional asset owner.” The division of Westlake Technology Holdings that’s a primary ... [Read More]
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