AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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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
Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
Protective’s acquisition of AUL closes
Tuesday, May. 3, 2022, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I product providers Protective Asset Protection and AUL Corp. now are both part of Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings. The transaction, which was announced on March 21, closed on Monday. “Growth through acquisitions ... [Read More]
APCO Holdings’ third executive move of 2022 involves new CFO
Monday, May. 2, 2022, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, APCO Holdings announced its third executive move so far this year. After actions involving its senior vice president and chief information officer as well as with its senior vice president of marketing and strategy, the provider and administrator ... [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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PODCAST: Product refunds in the digital era
Friday, Apr. 29, 2022, 08:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s another part of the digital world of financial services within automotive that might not get the attention of pre-approvals and the path toward delivery, but not completing it correctly can land finance companies in trouble. It’s refunding warranties and ... [Read More]
While employment continues to stabilize, consumer confidence and debt-free aspirations sag
Friday, Apr. 29, 2022, 03:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A variety of insights and trends from Data United LDS, the Conference Board, Fitch Ratings and Cox Automotive combined to offer quite a potential picture of the consumer who already has a contract in your portfolio or who might be ... [Read More]
PODCAST: April fraud chat with Point Predictive on taxes
Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, 02:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the monthly installment of the Auto Remarketing Podcast about fraud with Point Predictive, we tackle taxes since consumers had to complete their state and federal filings by April 18. Point Predictive’s Justin Davis and Frank McKenna recapped some of ... [Read More]
PREMIUM PODCAST: Remote work & increasing delinquencies
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members, we are offering special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from this year’s Auto Intel Summit. The next episode in this series features a discussion about remote ... [Read More]
CFPB explains reasons for using ‘dormant authority’
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with detailing another procedural rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found another potential way to examine your operations and potentially take actions against your company. This week, the CFPB announced that it is invoking a largely unused legal ... [Read More]
Double-digit jump in 2022 tax refunds helps February payments
Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2022, 03:26 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
According to the April 15 update from the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS had issued $242.62 billion in federal income tax refunds so far this season, representing at 15.2% lift year-over-year. Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) noticed that consumers appear ... [Read More]
Protective Asset Protection deepens powersports F&I presence with RumbleOn
Monday, Apr. 25, 2022, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection announced just about a month ago that it was set to acquire AUL Corp. to create a conglomerate used by thousands of auto dealers. On Monday, the provider of F&I programs and services signed a national agreement ... [Read More]
McGlinchey continues firm growth with 2 new additions
Monday, Apr. 25, 2022, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During the past six months, McGlinchey’s consumer financial services compliance team has added eight new attorneys (including two members) in five offices, including Albany, N.Y., Cleveland, Houston, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. According to separate announcements, the newest additions are ... [Read More]
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