As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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PODCAST: Why Agora Data’s Steve Burke is so bullish about automotive
Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2025, 09:44 AM

2025 Non-Prime Automotive Financing Industry Survey is ‘more than just numbers’
Monday, Jun. 30, 2025, 10:17 AM

COMMENTARY: Is your payments platform safeguarding compliance?
Thursday, Jun. 26, 2025, 07:07 AM
PODCAST: Wisdom from Women in Collections and Recoveries honorees
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, 11:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a panel featuring Women in Collections and Recoveries honorees. Belinda Beyer of American Recovery Service led the discussion about navigating difficult ... [Read More]
Philadelphia Fed asks, ‘who provides credit in times of crisis?’
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, 10:31 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia asked an interesting question and went to the auto-finance market to find answers. The title of the resulting white paper is, Who Provides Credit in Times of Crisis? Evidence from the Auto ... [Read More]
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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
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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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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner
In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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Case Management Made Easy: Harnessing the Power of Technology
Lenders are grappling with record-high automotive loan delinquencies, all while navigating budget constraints, staffing shortages and more. To overcome these...
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Significant shakeups at CFPB & FTC continue
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, 09:35 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s been a whirlwind at two of the largest federal regulators who oversee auto financing and retailing during the past couple of days. While three critical appointments have been made at the Federal Trade Commission, the head of the Office ... [Read More]
Report: Annual car insurance premiums to surge past $2,100, setting another record
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 10:51 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rising costs highlighted in the State of Auto Insurance in 2025 report published by ValuePenguin.com, a LendingTree company, showed the customers currently in your portfolio and applicants seeking auto financing might continue to be stretched financially. While premiums on average ... [Read More]
PODCAST: ‘Watching your six’ for insurance verification
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 10:50 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a panel discussion focused on the importance of auto finance companies knowing their collateral is always insured and how it can ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Navigating the new landscape of risk & repossessions
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, 10:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the panel discussion focused on the evolving worlds of auto-finance risk and vehicle repossessions. Moderated by Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Where collections, repossessions & fraud collide
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 12:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a keynote presentation featuring James Waldron, who is president of 1st Adjusters. Waldron identified several growing trends in fraud and how ... [Read More]
TransUnion introduces new tool to assess consumers with limited credit histories
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 10:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite a strong employment picture, TransUnion acknowledged some consumers are still struggling financially due to elevated inflation and higher than normal interest rates. TransUnion also pointed out that the lowest income households — ones earning less than $50,000 — face ... [Read More]
4 immediate actions by acting CFPB director
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s perhaps a noticeable change of pace in the compliance and regulatory worlds. Both the American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Bankers Association are eager to see what’s coming next from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It all stems ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Chopra out at CFPB & acting director revealed; bureau examines auto financing & servicemembers
Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, 11:05 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rohit Chopra no longer is the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, confirming the matter in a letter addressed to President Trump and posted via social media on Saturday. But before Chopra concluded his time in bureau leadership, the ... [Read More]
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