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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here

4 potential reasons why younger consumers are delinquent

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An analysis by five experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed consumers in their 20s and 30s represent the age groups with the most auto finance contracts 90 days or more past due. Those fourth-quarter findings are ... [Read More]

FTC sees annual fraud figure jump by more than 30%

Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 04:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Newly released Federal Trade Commission data showed that consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30% year-over-year. The FTC said consumers reported losing more money to investment scams — more than $3.8 ... [Read More]

9 finance companies asked to share info for CFPB auto finance data pilot

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications
Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The next step in building what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is calling its auto finance data pilot put the onus on nine finance companies. According to a bureau blog post pushed online Thursday, the CFPB said it issued orders ... [Read More]

4 firms dissect current trends that could impact auto financing

Lendbuzz gains $100M warehouse facility through MUFG
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, 03:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts from Cox Automotive, The Conference Board, iLending, S&P Global Ratings recently articulated several ingredients that could create headwinds for the auto finance market during the rest of the year. The ingredients ranged from the bandied about trends connected with ... [Read More]

Auto defaults rise for 9th time in 11 months

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Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Interest rates have been rising for more than a year, and auto defaults are on a similar trajectory. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian now have seen auto defaults climb nine times in the past 11 months. According to data ... [Read More]

LexisNexis Risk Solutions survey emphasizes alternative data importance in subprime

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Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, 04:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions reinforced how the use alternative data often focuses on deep subprime, subprime and near-prime consumers Last week, LexisNexis Risk Solutions unveiled the findings of its Alternative Credit Data Impact Report, a nationwide survey assessing ... [Read More]

PODCAST: APCO Holdings CEO Tony Wanderon

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Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tony Wanderon had a busy start to 2023, highlighted by becoming CEO of APCO Holdings after it acquired National Auto Care (NAC). Wanderon spent some time during NADA Show 2023 in Dallas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Promoting F&I products before customers are ‘in the box’

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Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, 02:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Paul McCarthy returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, this time as vice president of sales, key accounts, at Protective Asset Protection. McCarthy took time during NADA Show 2023 in Dallas to share his perspectives on the current ... [Read More]

New CFPB report spots double-digit drop in debt collection tradelines

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Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Focused on what auto finance underwriters might see daily, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report this week examining trends in credit reporting of debt in collections from 2018 to 2022. While focused on other parts of the ... [Read More]

AutoPayPlus adds Fifth Third Bank to payment network

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Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If contract holders in your portfolio do business with Fifth Third Bank, here’s an option to help them stay current. AutoPayPlus has engaged with Fifth Third Bank to further diversify its portfolio of bank partners that provide money transmission solutions ... [Read More]

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