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Zapmoto Co-Founder & CEO Clint Curtis
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 07:52 PM
We throw the keys to the valet on this episode. Clint Curtis is the co-founder and CEO of Zapmoto, which provides valet pickup and delivery of vehicles for servicing at car dealerships. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Guidance to handle growing challenges of repossessions & recoveries
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 08:49 PM
Managing delinquencies and repossessions might be as complicated as anything auto lenders do nowadays. To help finance companies of sizes handle those complexities, this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features Anne Holtzman, who is senior vice president ... Listen Here
PureCars CEO Lauren Donalson
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 03:53 PM
Lauren joined PureCars in 2015 as a sales associate, later serving as regional manager, national director and senior vice president before moving up to chief operating officer in January 2023. She was promoted to the new role of president in ... Listen Here

ARA & RDN collaborate for new safety feature to identify violent accounts

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Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025, 01:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a busy summer for the American Recovery Association. A couple weeks after rolling out its tool to help with compliance mandates in all 50 states, ARA on Monday announced the launch of a new safety feature within RDN’s ... [Read More]

Zoom Auto Protect launches warranty claims system powered by AI

Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025, 10:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Zoom Auto Protect announced the official rollout of its artificial intelligence-powered claims and concierge platform. The extended auto warranty provider highlighted its new system can deliver instant coverage decisions, nationwide repair shop integration, and improved customer satisfaction. “This ... [Read More]

FTC gets federal court involved in complaint against debt-relief operation

FTC outlines 3 goals for improved digital economy
Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025, 10:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission is continuing to police operations that bill themselves as offering consumer debt relief. According to a news release, a federal court at the FTC’s request has temporarily halted an alleged debt relief services scheme that targeted ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive & FICO tackle complexities of subprime auto finance amid increasing student-loan delinquency

Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025, 09:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion previously reported that consumers who have recently gone delinquent on their federal student loans because of policy changes have seen their credit scores drop by 60 points on average. That decrease might shift those individuals into the subprime credit ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: New frontier of used-vehicle acquisition and F&I’s pivotal role

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Monday, Jul. 21, 2025, 09:20 AM
Paul McCarthy, Protective Asset Protection
The method in which auto dealers acquire used inventory is rapidly changing. Historically reliant on auctions and trade-ins, a surging demand for pre-owned vehicles and persistent market scarcity are compelling dealers to aggressively purchase directly from consumers at an unprecedented ... [Read More]

LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index at highest point in more than 5 years

Thursday, Jul. 17, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) climbed from March to June, and the company said it was driven by surging foreclosure and consumer finance legal inquiries, all rooted in increased debt. Analysts indicated the CSLI surged to 68.2, which is ... [Read More]

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis tackles challenges of subrogation & bankruptcy

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025, 12:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two legal experts from Weltman, Weinberg & Reis tackled one of the most complex situations that auto finance companies and insurance providers might ever face. That’s when subrogation recovery intersects with a bankruptcy case, triggering even more questions that need ... [Read More]

Buoyed in part by job market, Fed might not cut interest rates until year end

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Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025, 11:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If you’re hoping the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates this month, you might be disappointed. Comerica Bank predicted policymakers might not make a move until it’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. The Federal Open Market Committee will announce ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive spots 6 troubling trends from June auto-finance performance

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Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2025, 09:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Being a music aficionado and chief economist, Cox Automotive’s Jonathan Smoke could have included some woeful blues tracks when he highlighted six points about the current performance of auto financing in his Auto Market Weekly Summary. While not mentioning songs ... [Read More]

Auto credit availability improves again in June

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Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both summertime temperatures and the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index are on upward trajectories. Cox Automotive reported on Thursday that the June index reflected a second consecutive month of improved credit access, rising to 97.3. That’s up from 96.5 in May. ... [Read More]
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