AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Petersen joins ADCO board of directors
Monday, Jul. 11, 2022, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest board member of the Association of Dealership Compliance Officers (ADCO) is intimately familiar with what dealers need to do to satisfy demands placed by state and federal regulators. ADCO executive director Linda Robertson recently announced that Shaun Petersen, ... [Read More]
New CBA president & CEO to lead during ‘historic transformation’
Monday, Jul. 11, 2022, 03:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week marked the beginning of Lindsey Johnson starting her time as the new president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA). Michelle Lee of Wells Fargo is chair of the CBA board of directors and led ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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ARA responds to potential ‘edict’ involving repossessions & liability
Thursday, Jul. 7, 2022, 01:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Having just established new leadership, the American Recovery Association is continuing its proactive approach to serve its members, highlighting the potential pitfalls of a potential “edict” recently made by an unnamed auto finance company. The entire matter stems from recent ... [Read More]
Sincro chooses CreditMiner as preferred partner for dealer websites
Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2022, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There now is another way to attach soft-pull credit capabilities onto your dealership website. Automotive digital marketing provider Sincro, an Ansira company, announced last week that it has designated CreditMiner as a preferred partner within its website platform. According to ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Alex ‘SkipGuru’ Price on post-pandemic changes in human behavior
Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2022, 02:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pandemic and its subsequent aftermath gave Alex "SkipGuru" Price another opportunity to examine human behavior and its application toward skip-tracing and vehicle repossession. The director of training and development for LocateSmarter, a data and analytics company, also explained how new ... [Read More]
US Chamber & 3 banking associations push back against CFPB’s changes to UDAAP manual
Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2022, 02:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Independent Community Bankers Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce collaborated to compile a 21-page white paper and sent it to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The paper made the ... [Read More]
APCO Holdings promotes Volatile to SVP of EasyCare
Friday, Jul. 1, 2022, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings finished the first half of 2022 by promoting one of its executives with an eye toward more growth. The provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty announced this week that ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Average amount financed for used vehicles jumps by more than $4,400
Friday, Jul. 1, 2022, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After looking at the new data, it’s probably understandable why Edmunds senior manager of insights Ivan Drury said, “buying a car in 2022 is a whole different ball game.” Edmunds reported the average amount financed for used vehicles delivered in ... [Read More]
ARA changes leadership with new president & executive director
Thursday, Jun. 30, 2022, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA) closed the first half of 2022 with significant changes in leadership, naming a new president and executive director. Stepping away from those respective roles, Dave Kennedy and Les McCook have handed the ARA leadership responsibilities ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Reviewing consumer migration trends with Jeremiah Wheeler of DRN & MVTRAC
Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2022, 09:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Senior editor Nick Zulovich spent part of his time in Denver for the North American Repossessors Summit sharing another conversation for the Auto Remarketing Podcast with Jeremiah Wheeler, who is president of DRN and MVTRAC. In light of inflation pushing ... [Read More]
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