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Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here
Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... Listen Here
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here

Edmunds spots new record in used market, notable jump in average down payments

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Thursday, Jul. 1, 2021, 02:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies appear to be mitigating some risk amid soaring vehicle prices, asking dealerships to collect more in down payments from consumers before the contract enters a portfolio. The second-quarter data compiled by Edmunds seems to reinforce that potential scenario, ... [Read More]

Top 5 metro areas & smaller cities where consumers spend most and least on loans & insurance

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Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Reading have more in common than just being three cities in Pennsylvania. A report generated by doxo, an innovative web and mobile bill pay service, showed the trio from the Keystone State is among locations where consumers are ... [Read More]

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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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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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PODCAST: Subprime securitizations with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi

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Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2021, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “changing the rules of the game” when it comes to subprime auto finance securitizations? That’s one of the many questions explored during this podcast with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi, orchestrator of the Credit Chronometer ... [Read More]

700 Credit lands relationships with Vision Dealer Solutions & Scienaptic

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Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, 04:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The number of integrations and partnerships involving 700 Credit has ramped up again in recent days as the credit reports, compliance solutions and consumer pre-qualification products landed relationships with Vision Dealer Solutions and Scienaptic. According to the first of separate ... [Read More]

RateGenius: Refinance approvals spike 66%

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Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rising home values often prompt families to refinance their mortgages. Soaring used-vehicle prices evidently have done the same thing within the auto-finance space, according to a report from RateGenius, which works with more than 150 partners nationwide to help consumers ... [Read More]

Warburg Pincus set to acquire Exeter from Blackstone

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Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, 01:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance is changing hands from one investment firm to another that already has a robust automotive portfolio. The finance company that specializes in the subprime market announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be ... [Read More]

From the editor: Remembering Jack Tracey

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Friday, Jun. 25, 2021, 06:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jack Tracey was a man I looked up to — literally and figuratively. Likely similar to scores of other industry executives, I was jarred this week to learn of the passing of Jack Tracey, a founder and the only executive ... [Read More]

NAF Association executive director Jack Tracey passes away

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Friday, Jun. 25, 2021, 06:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The National Automotive Finance Association said one of its founders and the only executive director it's ever had passed away earlier this week. The NAF Association confirmed in a statement on Friday that Jack Tracey passed away on Monday after ... [Read More]

DriveItAway gains Knightsgate Ventures as institutional investor

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Friday, Jun. 25, 2021, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveItAway has a new institutional investor. The platform that offers dealerships the chance to provide cash-strapped customers the opportunity to secure a vehicle via its rent-to-own technology announced this week that Knightsgate Ventures — a leading venture capital firm focused ... [Read More]

Lendbuzz lands nearly $700M in growth resources through new funding & debt financing

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Friday, Jun. 25, 2021, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lendbuzz is striving to modernize what it contends is an “outdated” auto-finance industry, with a focus on serving consumers who have thin or no credit history in the United States. And its drive toward that modernization got quite a financial ... [Read More]
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