TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups
Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Top 10 states with highest average APR for used vehicles
Thursday, May. 26, 2022, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Edmunds reported that the average interest rate for used vehicles financed in April came in at 9.16%, which was the same reading analysts spotted during the previous month. Edmunds broke down the data further to pinpoint the top ... [Read More]
Intellaegis adds Edmonds to consulting team
Wednesday, May. 25, 2022, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intellaegis, which does business as masterQueue, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a consulting agreement with former Santander Consumer USA senior vice president and director of business control and risk management Kelli Edmonds. One of the 2020 Women in ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus rallies behind employee’s project to honor fallen military personnel
Wednesday, May. 25, 2022, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, AutoPayPlus recapped the tribute one of its employees has done during the past year to honor deceased members of the military. A few years ago, Jedd Price learned that a penny left on a soldier’s ... [Read More]
NJ AG & state agency penalize 3 dealer groups
Wednesday, May. 25, 2022, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A trio of dealership operations in the Garden State are set to pay hefty penalties for alleged violations of advertising, warranties and other financing and retailing matters. Last week, New Jersey acting attorney general Matthew Platkin and the state’s Division ... [Read More]
KBRA spots continued seasonal improvement
Tuesday, May. 24, 2022, 02:39 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Amazing what federal income tax refunds can do for the health of your portfolio, huh? Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) said April remittance reports showed auto finance credit performance improved for the second consecutive month across both prime and non-prime ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel adds 2 veterans to executive leadership team
Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In February, F&I Sentinel announced its founders partnered with Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm. On Thursday, the compliance solutions provider with respect to the financing of F&I products reinforced its executive team with two former team members ... [Read More]
Penske intern & Northwood senior receives annual AFIP scholarship
Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) announced the recipient of the $2,000 Jakob Murray Lange Memorial scholarship, which honors AFIP staff member Jakob Murray Lange, who died in a car accident in 2013. Now in its ... [Read More]
Penske intern & Northwood senior receives annual AFIP scholarship
Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:44 PM
Nick Zulovich
On Thursday, the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) announced the recipient of the $2,000 Jakob Murray Lange Memorial scholarship, which honors AFIP staff member Jakob Murray Lange, who died in a car accident in 2013. Now in its ... [Read More]
PODCAST: AFSA’s Celia Winslow explains what constitutes CFPB’s ‘dormant authority’
Friday, May. 20, 2022, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Financial Services Association senior vice president Celia Winslow made another visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, the former Women in Auto Finance honoree explained what “dormant authority” is now being leveraged by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ... [Read More]
Auto defaults at highest point since end of 2020
Thursday, May. 19, 2022, 01:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a gradual climb, but the auto default rate for May ticked up to the highest point analysts have seen since the end of 2020. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through April for the S&P/Experian Consumer ... [Read More]
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