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Artificial Intelligence
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
CFPB ramps up hunt for unfair discrimination in consumer finance
Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022, 02:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Already with a heightened interest in vehicle repossessions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced changes last week to its supervisory operations involving what it deems to be illegal discrimination, including in situations where fair lending laws may not apply. ... [Read More]
Zurich rolls out agent network to grow F&I footprint
Friday, Mar. 18, 2022, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Zurich North America said it is expanding its F&I sales distribution strategy by adding select F&I agencies to complement its national direct sales approach. The company explained through a news release that the move lays a foundation for ... [Read More]
Latest KBRA report shows more softening in prime & non-prime
Friday, Mar. 18, 2022, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto-finance companies looking to gauge collections, delinquencies and defaults continue to get a somewhat murky glimpse of what’s happening in the market. After the latest update showed a slight dip in defaults, the newest insight from Kroll Bond Rating Agency ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive, Comerica & NAFCU evaluate Fed’s first rate move in 3 years
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022, 03:11 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 0.25 to 0.5%, marking the first push higher by policymakers in three years. The move prompted Cox Automotive chief economist ... [Read More]
Scott departs PAR North America for E INC executive post
Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022, 03:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After serving for more than four years as the president of PAR North America, Lisa Scott is embarking on her next professional chapter, transitioning from repossessions and recoveries to digital wholesaling. On Wednesday, E Automotive named Scott as the company’s ... [Read More]
APCO Holdings promotes Eltringham to SVP
Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings, a leading provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands, recently announced that Kate Eltringham has been promoted to senior vice president of marketing and strategy. According to a news ... [Read More]
PODCAST: TransUnion on implications of buy now, pay later data
Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion senior vice president and automotive business leader Satyan Merchant spent some of his time at the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Service Association last week in Las Vegas discussing the growing credit vertical known as buy ... [Read More]
Auto-default rise stops at 7 straight months
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022, 04:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Well, how about this development to show again how resilient and unique auto financing is? Auto defaults moved counter to most of the other metrics S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released on Tuesday. According to the data through February ... [Read More]
NAC hires former Portfolio exec for new sales role
Monday, Mar. 14, 2022, 04:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tanya Stevenson spent more than 16 years at Portfolio. Stevenson now is bringing her experience and expertise to another F&I service provider. Last week, National Auto Care announced the addition of Stevenson, who joined the company as director of sales ... [Read More]
PayNearMe expands cash-payment network by adding Walgreens
Monday, Mar. 14, 2022, 04:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Contract holders in your portfolio who prefer to make their monthly payment in person with cash at a physical location now have more options thanks to the latest development from PayNearMe. The payments platform announced last week that Walgreens has ... [Read More]
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