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Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Robert Guerrero of ClaimBuyout on inventory opportunities for dealers via repairable vehicles
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, 07:19 PM
Robert Guerrero spent nearly 14 years as an executive with Insurance Auto Auctions, so he understands the complexities of damaged vehicles, distraught owners, auto insurers and repair shops. Now as the president and co-founder of ClaimBuyout, Guerrero explained how damaged ... Listen Here
Protecting yourself when it comes to vehicle transport with Autosled VP Sam Goldenberg
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 05:16 PM
Imagine being a dealer and the vehicle you expected to be transported to your store isn’t on the hauler behind your showroom. And no one knows where the vehicle is. To help avoid the unfortunate situation, Autosled vice president of ... Listen Here

COMMENTARY: Why aren’t more dealers and lenders leveraging credit-first soft pulls?

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Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, 02:35 PM
Ken Hill, 700Credit
Shopping for a vehicle comes with all kinds of stressors for a consumer — some of which can affect their relationship with the dealer and lender. The decision to require a shopper to undergo a credit verification can be stressful ... [Read More]

ARA hosting free webinar to explain new-found choice of compliance platform

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Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, new American Recovery Association executive director Joel Kennedy shared a development meant to benefit not just organization members, but potentially any repossession agent, too. In an industry letter, Kennedy said “several” of the largest auto finance companies in ... [Read More]

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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Experian Q2 finance data reinforces shift to used vehicles

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Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, 02:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest auto finance data from Experian reinforced the theory that consumers are taking delivery of used vehicles more often because of necessity. As the automotive market continues to face inventory shortages, analysts said consumers are shifting back to the ... [Read More]

FTC declines to extend comment period for proposal banning ‘junk fees’

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Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that the regulator has declined to extend the public comment period for its proposed rule that would ban “junk fees and bait-and-switch advertising tactics that can plague consumers throughout the car-buying experience.” Despite ... [Read More]

Provana welcomes Edmonds, who continues to build advisory portfolio

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Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kelli Edmonds became an advisor to another industry service provider this week after founding her own consulting firm. The former senior vice president of business control and risk management at Santander Consumer USA now is part of the executive advisor ... [Read More]

Monthly auto default rises remain below 6 basis points

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Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, 03:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the auto finance default rate has ticked up during 11 of the past 12 months, none of those month-over-month increases have been more than 6 basis points. The latest rise according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices came ... [Read More]

Fletcher Jones taps Principal Warranty for F&I work

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Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Principal Warranty Corp. recently added a new dealership client that knows luxury well. Now leveraging the provider’s products is Fletcher Jones, which has dealerships in California, Nevada, Hawaii and Illinois and is one of the national sales leaders among Audi ... [Read More]

KBRA spots more credit deterioration within auto ABS

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Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has been discussing for much of the year continues to come to fruition. Analysts said July remittance reports showed a second straight month of deteriorating credit performance and declining recovery rates across securitized prime ... [Read More]

PAR promotes 2 executives who have more than 20 years with parent company

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Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PAR North America (PAR) promoted a pair of its executives on Thursday, rewarding them for being with KAR Global for more than 20 years combined. Taking on more responsibility for the business unit whose clients range from the largest banks, ... [Read More]

Credit tightens again in July as new-car prices soar to record high

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Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
​As Cox Automotive senior economist Charles Chesbrough noted, credit availability is one of the headwinds against used-vehicle retail sales. While still more available than this time last year, the Dealertrack Auto Credit Availability Index declined for the consecutive month in ... [Read More]
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