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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

700Credit & TradeVue form product alliance to help consumers & dealers

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Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two firms that look to offer critical information to help potential vehicle buyers navigate the path toward financing now are working together. Officials from 700Credit — a leading provider of credit reports, compliance solutions and soft pull products — recently ... [Read More]

Debexpert expands online auction, adding performing paper to charged-off offerings

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Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021, 03:46 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Debexpert chief executive officer Ivan Korotaev has run financial services companies with presences throughout Europe and southeast Asia. Korotaev then saw potential success for an online auction of the sale of bad debts here in the United States. Debexpert not ... [Read More]

KBRA carefully explains softening credit performance

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Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2021, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The word choices Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) used to describe its latest auto-finance indexes might be reassuring to executive and managers even if their collections are deteriorating. KBRA reported on Monday that August remittance reports showed softening credit performance ... [Read More]

Making sense of trends in retail sales, unemployment, vaccinations & more

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Monday, Sep. 20, 2021, 03:05 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts at Cox Automotive, the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) and S&P Global Ratings all tried to make sense of recent trends such as retail sales, unemployment, the pandemic and more. [Read More]

PODCAST: Another visit with Joe St. John of StoneEagle F&I

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Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021, 07:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable regular guests on the Auto Remarketing Podcast recently returned, as StoneEagle F&I senior vice president of business development Joe St. John came back to discuss what’s happening in dealership finance offices nowadays. We ... [Read More]

Mixed trends within Cox Automotive’s financing indexes for August

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Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive’s newest updates of indexes that track auto financing showed mixed developments with regard to dealerships being able to get their potential buyers financed and providers’ appetite to build portfolios. [Read More]

KeyBank sells $3.2B auto portfolio

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Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to satisfy shareholders, KeyCorp is getting out of auto financing. Last week, KeyCorp announced that KeyBank has sold its indirect retail auto portfolio, and that KeyCorp has entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. According to ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Lena Bourgeois of Equifax on auto-finance trends that demand more attention

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Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Lena Bourgeois discussed auto-finance metrics that are not getting as much attention nowadays but perhaps should. The senior vice president and general manager of automotive services at Equifax also shared anecdotes from recent ... [Read More]

Clarion Capital Partners invests in OpenRoad Lending

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Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With some consumers benefitting from refinancing their retail installment contract, the investment world is seeing an opportunity, too. On Monday, OpenRoad Lending and Clarion Capital Partners announced that the New York-based private equity firm that focuses on making equity investments ... [Read More]

RateGenius spots lowest average refinancing rate so far in 2021

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Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 04:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RateGenius’ monthly Auto Refinance Rate Report found that the average overall auto refinance interest rate for August came in the lowest of any month so far this year. [Read More]

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