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Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here

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

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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]

Experian Q2 finance data reinforces shift to used vehicles

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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]

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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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FTC declines to extend comment period for proposal banning ‘junk fees’

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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]

Protective Asset Protection recaps 60-year journey of F&I services

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection is celebrating 60 years of service this month as a provider of F&I products that help protect each vehicle investment while equipping dealers with the F&I products they need to instill confidence and trust in their customers. ... [Read More]

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