The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
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
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index sets new record in July
Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, 02:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
No matter where the individual might land on the credit spectrum, the financial capability needed to acquire a new vehicle is now at the most difficult point ever seen by experts from Cox Automotive and Moody’s Analytics. According to the ... [Read More]
3 ingredients of ‘Disciplined Listening Method’ that could help in F&I
Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, 02:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An expert from outside of the auto-finance industry offered three recommendations that could help F&I professionals work with potential customers who are not sitting in person across the desk from them in the finance office. InQuasize president Michael Reddington is ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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PODCAST: Industry update with NAF Association president Joel Kennedy
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Automotive Finance Association president Joel Kennedy appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast less than three weeks ahead of the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference that begins on Aug. 30 in Plano, Texas. Kennedy discussed how the organization is continuing after ... [Read More]
US Equity Advantage leader among Orlando CEOs of the Year
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Robert Steenbergh is being rewarded for executive leadership that began long before the pandemic. According to a news release, the US Equity Advantage (USEA) founder and chief executive officer has been named one of the 2021 CEOs of the Year ... [Read More]
KBRA forecasts softening recovery rates as used-vehicle prices dip
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 03:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released new research on Tuesday that analyzed the impacts of “skyrocketing” used-vehicle prices on auto finance credit performance metrics, as well as discusses future implications as the economy marches toward a return to pre-pandemic norms. [Read More]
TransUnion pinpoints how high credit scores could jump if rent payments are integrated
Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, 02:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion sees consumers who rent where they live as constituting as much as half of the individuals who possess non-prime or lower credit profiles; if they even have a credit score at all. Credit bureau analysts see that if rent ... [Read More]
House members consider new resources to help FTC
Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, 02:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce recently conducted a hearing on how best to modernize the Federal Trade Commission. With all five current commissioners participating, the subcommittee deliberated 16 proposals ... [Read More]
US adds 943K jobs in July, triggering ‘large’ drop in unemployment rate
Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
No doubt a key component to having a healthy auto-finance portfolio is the contract holders being gainfully employed. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shared some positive news on that front on Friday. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payroll ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial watches momentum build in Q1 of 2022 fiscal year
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the pandemic has hindered face-to-face contact in many ways, Nicholas Financial reiterated that its branch-model system and how the subprime finance company interacts with dealers and consumers again helped its quarterly performance. Nicholas reported figures from the first quarter ... [Read More]
CFPB pushes forward with November effective date for debt collection rules
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 07:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) decided debt collection firms are ready to abide by new rules. Last week, the bureau announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned ... [Read More]
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