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Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’

Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM

Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here

Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership

Monday, Apr. 13, 2026, 03:50 PM

As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here

SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health

Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM

John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here

Open Lending broadens program to older vehicles

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Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, 04:21 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps that older model included in the pitched paper from a dealership in your network now looks a little more appealing when viewed through the updated tool from Open Lending Corp. Last week, the enablement and risk analytics solutions provider ... [Read More]

IAA Loan Payoff tops $3B in transactions in 2022

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Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, 04:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

IAA reached another milestone, as the company announced IAA Loan Payoff exceeded $3 billion in total loss transactions in 2022. IAA highlighted this exponential growth follows the tool’s 2021 record of $1.2 billion in installment contracts and leases processed, bringing ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Federal- and state-level government update with AFSA

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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, 08:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Two of the senior vice presidents from the American Financial Services Association took time during their orchestration of the 2023 Vehicle Finance Conference in Dallas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Celia Winslow and Danielle Fagre Arlowe discussed ... [Read More]

Latest TransUnion study examines new-to-credit consumers

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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, 04:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps those new-to-credit consumers — individuals early in their credit journeys — might be some of the best applicants to land in your finance company’s underwriting department. The main finding from a newly released TransUnion global study showed new-to-credit consumers ... [Read More]

CBA responds to Biden’s characterizations of ‘junk fees’

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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, 04:43 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Consumer Bankers Association president and CEO Lindsey Johnson offered a pointed response to a specific part of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address given on Tuesday night. It all had to do with what Biden referred to as ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Migration & repossession discussion with Jeremiah Wheeler of DRN and MVTRAC

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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, 04:25 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The very first and most frequent guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast appeared again during the 2023 Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association in Dallas. Jeremiah Wheeler, president of DRN and MVTRAC, offered an update about ... [Read More]

2 more auto settlements with Massachusetts AG approach $8M

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, 03:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It might be a different elected official serving as the attorney general in Massachusetts, but the top member of the commonwealth’s law enforcement establishment took two swift actions in the automotive space within the space of four days last week. ... [Read More]

Hackett moves from advisor to board of directors at F&I Sentinel

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Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, 03:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Rick Hackett said F&I Sentinel is “doing all the right things,” so the former Hudson Cook partner and assistant director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) decided to move from an advisor to a member of the compliance service provider’s ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Quality Acceptance CEO Ofer Alon on current state of subprime & more

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Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, 03:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Among the episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during the 2023 Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, this one features Quality Acceptance CEO Ofer Alon. The head of the Van Nuys, Calif.-based finance company and ... [Read More]

Newest TransUnion auto finance data shows trend not seen in almost 10 years

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Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, 03:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The auto portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) included a metric that dipped to its lowest reading in nearly a decade. Viewed one quarter in arrears to account for reporting lag, TransUnion reported this week ... [Read More]

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