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This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM

Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More

Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM

Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More

Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM

Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More

Assuring potential buyers about used EV battery health with David Giacobbe of Voltest

Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 04:01 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. One of the key questions buyers ask dealers about ... Listen Here

Why vehicle recalls are becoming more complex and frequent

Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 03:52 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here

Why now is the time used-car leasing might gain sustained momentum

Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 03:25 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. FlexPath DXP chief executive officer Tarry Shebesta draws on ... 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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