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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

NAF Association adds 3 executives to board of directors

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Thursday, Sep. 9, 2021, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After last week’s 25th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, the National Automotive Finance Association made three new additions to its board of directors. According to messages sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News, the new NAF Association board members are: — ... [Read More]

APCO Holdings acquires Strategic Diversified to boost F&I presence in the Mid-Atlantic region

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Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Acquisitions in the F&I space are starting to intensify just like what’s been happening in the dealership sector for some time now. On Tuesday, APCO Holdings — home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands — announced that it ... [Read More]

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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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PODCAST: Davis+Gilbert’s Joseph Cioffi on vehicle-titling challenges

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Tuesday, Sep. 7, 2021, 01:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Joseph Cioffi, partner at Davis+Gilbert and orchestrator of the Credit Chronometer, returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast; this time recorded in person during the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association. Cioffi and ... [Read More]

WalletHub: 87M vehicle shoppers on the hunt this Labor Day weekend

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Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a nationally representative survey conducted by personal finance website WalletHub, 87 million Americans will look at vehicles to buy this Labor Day weekend. And WalletHub’s 2021 Labor Day Weekend Survey showed that the top two considerations potential buyers ... [Read More]

Location Services exits direct recoveries to focus on forwarding & LPR business lines

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Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021, 06:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
COVID-19 is prompting Location Services to make significant changes. After being impacted by the pandemic, the company announced on Thursday that it has made the decision to exit the direct recovery space and focus on building its existing forwarding model, ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance becomes 5th finance company to settle with Massachusetts AG

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Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both a large subprime auto finance company and a state attorney general seemed pleased to announce a settlement between them that is involving more than $27 million. On Wednesday, Credit Acceptance became the fifth different finance company to finalize a ... [Read More]

Stellantis to acquire First Investors to build new captive

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Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021, 01:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
General Motors acquired AmeriCredit 11 years ago in a move that eventually led the formation of its new captive finance company at GM Financial. Another domestic OEM is on the same path. On Wednesday, Stellantis announced it has entered into ... [Read More]

Tekion & 700Credit form product alliance to boost DMS capabilities with credit info

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Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, 700Credit announced a product alliance with Tekion and its Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). Executives explained the new alliance will provide Tekion dealers with seamless access to 700Credit’s credit report and compliance platform, optimizing the sales process and providing ... [Read More]

CreditMiner integrates Equifax pre-screen technology into API solutions for finance companies & dealerships

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Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CreditMiner announced this week it’s now offering soft-pull pre-screen technology from Equifax as part of the CreditMiner API solution suite. The company explained this integration is designed to help auto finance companies and dealers provide real-time pre-approvals to consumers who are ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Why some Q2 auto-finance data resembles pre-pandemic trends

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Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, 02:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to explain some similarities between second-quarter data and trends analysts noticed before the pandemic. Zabritski also tackled a hypothetical scenario of a ... [Read More]
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