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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

The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional dealership is their top choice for purchasing a vehicle. Now let’s delve deeper into ... Read More

Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%)

Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company

Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM

Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More

EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities

Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM

This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More

Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year

Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM

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

SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot

Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM

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

FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM

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

Alpha Warranty Services partners with Polly for insurance shopping tool

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Friday, Mar. 4, 2022, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Alpha Warranty Services, a leading provider of vehicle service contract products to independent dealers, announced a strategic partnership on Thursday with Polly, which was previously known as DealerPolicy. Through this partnership highlighted in a news release, Polly’s cost-saving personal insurance ... [Read More]

Details on new ComplyNet CEO & training platform with 700 Credit

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Friday, Mar. 4, 2022, 03:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It’s been an exciting week for ComplyNet, a provider of end-to-end compliance and risk mitigation solutions. Along with releasing the fruit of a relationship with 700 Credit, ComplyNet also named a new chief executive officer, choosing Jeff McCurry for the ... [Read More]

Study shows 64% of consumers live paycheck to paycheck

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Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022, 03:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

With inflation weighing on their minds, too, more evidence arrived on Thursday that shows that individuals who might need subprime auto financing aren’t necessarily on the lowest end of the income spectrum. The number of consumers living paycheck to paycheck ... [Read More]

LPS chosen as 2021 Large Business of the Year in Mississippi home

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Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022, 05:23 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Natchez-Adams Chamber of Commerce named Loss Prevention Services (LPS) as its 2021 Large Business of the Year at the annual chamber gala on Jan. 25. The chamber presents this award annually to a member business with more than 25 ... [Read More]

RISC offers free driver’s safety course with any purchase

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Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022, 05:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

RISC is bringing the popular consumer retailing concept of BOGO to the recovery space. The provider compliance oversight and training services to the collateral recovery industry announced this week that each time a customer purchases one Certified Asset Recovery Specialist ... [Read More]

Alviere & AutoPayPlus team up to help consumers & dealers

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Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022, 05:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Alviere and AutoPayPlus are collaborating so when consumers maintain their monthly payments on their installment contracts, they can receive a reward to be spent within the dealership’s service drive. It’s part of the offering from Alviere, a leading global embedded ... [Read More]

CFPB renews intensity for finding vehicle-repossession violations

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Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022, 03:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau used strong language in a news release Monday upon issuing a compliance bulletin on vehicle repossessions. The CFPB said it is “moving to thwart illegal repossessions in the heated auto market.” The bureau said it ... [Read More]

Calera Capital invests in F&I Sentinel

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Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, 04:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

F&I Sentinel — a leading compliance solutions provider with respect to the financing of F&I products — announced its founders have partnered with Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm. According to a news release distributed on Monday, terms ... [Read More]

KBRA describes January data as ‘seasonal’

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Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, 04:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kroll Bond Rating Agency had the opportunity to use an adjective to describe its latest auto-finance data that’s quite familiar to executives and managers. Analysts included the word “seasonal” when recapping its January indices that are based on information accumulated ... [Read More]

TransUnion launches tools to track BNPL transactions

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Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, 02:01 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TransUnion is trying to give auto-finance companies and other lenders and service providers the clearest glimpse possible of how well consumers handle their payments and other credit obligations. As a result, TransUnion introduced its new point-of-sale suite of solutions since ... [Read More]

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