Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Auto defaults now sit 32 basis points higher than all-time low
Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2022, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps your portfolio is experiencing a bit more turbulence, but overall auto defaults are just 32 basis points higher than the all-time low set a year ago. That metric surfaced on Tuesday when S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released ... [Read More]
CPS & UACC enhance financial flexibility
Monday, Jul. 18, 2022, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services (CPS) and United Auto Credit Corp. (UACC) each made moves to shore up their flexibility to book more paper. Beginning with CPS, the company announced that it renewed its two-year revolving credit agreement with Citibank, N.A., and ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
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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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EFG Companies shares recommendations & second-half outlook
Monday, Jul. 18, 2022, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships and finance companies currently might be encountering unique circumstances, but EFG Companies recommends that they approach the current automotive retail and financing landscapes with a strategy that’s likely worked for decades. The provider of consumer protection programs for vehicles ... [Read More]
Protective unveils new professional training curriculum program for dealers & F&I staff
Friday, Jul. 15, 2022, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection believes that professional development is crucial to the success of every dealership today. So, the provider of F&I programs and services announced this week that it has created new training opportunities for F&I professionals across the country. ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Credit Availability Index sags again from record high
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2022, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While declining now for two months in a row, Cox Automotive reiterated that the streak connected with the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index began with the measurement at its all-time high. A Cox Automotive Data Point distributed this week showed the ... [Read More]
CFPB ‘makes clear’ credit report usage under FCRA
Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turned its attention back to credit reports. The bureau said it issued a legal interpretation to ensure that companies that use and share credit reports and background reports have a permissible purpose ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Recapping technology development & execution path with 2 insightLPR executives
Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
How a piece of technology goes from an initial idea, through development to a product launch can be a winding path. John Nethery and Oscar Nunez shared their personal experiences on those past and present journeys for this episode of ... [Read More]
KBRA spots notable non-prime credit deterioration
Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2022, 02:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest data and analysis from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) might be reinforcing the observations and comments made by finance company executives and repossession agents during the North American Repossessors Summit a little less than a month ago. KBRA ... [Read More]
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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