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Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’

Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM

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

Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership

Monday, Apr. 13, 2026, 03:50 PM

As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here

SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health

Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM

John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here

EFG highlights double-digit profit lift after new F&I training

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Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 03:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

EFG Companies is looking to leverage lessons learned through the pandemic to help dealerships get the most out of their F&I activities. This week, EFG announced the debut of its modular training subscription service that when piloted during the pandemic, ... [Read More]

Spireon elevates internal exec to be CTO

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Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2021, 02:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Spireon, a provider of risk mitigation services and other technologies to subprime auto finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealers, announced the promotion of one of its executives to be chief technology officer. Previously Spireon’s senior vice president of engineering, the ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial makes numerous year-over-year performance improvements

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Monday, Jun. 7, 2021, 02:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Nicholas Financial made quite a year-over-year rebound when detailing its 2021 fiscal year results last week, including vital metrics like net income and delinquency rates. Despite a dip in total revenue, the subprime auto finance company reported that its net ... [Read More]

PAR chooses Hawley to be VP of sales and client relations

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Friday, Jun. 4, 2021, 02:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

PAR North America chose an executive with almost two decades of industry experience to be its vice president of sales and client relations. According to a news release distributed on Thursday, the business unit of KAR Global announced the appointment ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings spots significant net-loss improvements in both prime & subprime

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Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 02:57 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experian’s Q1 2021 State of the Automotive Finance Market report illuminated many attributes about the contracts originated during the opening quarter of the year, including how outstanding balances now are approaching $1.3 trillion as well as metrics based on geography. ... [Read More]

ARA to host free webinar with Bassford Remele about data privacy

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Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 07:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Recovery Association (ARA) is again leveraging its relationship with Bassford Remele to offer repossession agents a free webinar to discuss an important operational element — data privacy. In an attempt to help repo agents avoid a potential exposure ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Reviewing key court decision involving finance company, GAP coverage & MLA

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Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 03:48 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Getting auto financing over the finish line to vehicle delivery already can be complex. When the potential buyer falls within the confines of the Military Lending Act (MLA), it can become even more complicated. Marci Kawski, a partner in the ... [Read More]

Looking at Q1 financing metrics by geography

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Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2021, 02:00 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with highlighting how total outstanding balances are approaching $1.3 trillion, Experian’s Q1 2021 State of the Automotive Finance Market report also delved into some metrics based on geography. Experian pinpointed the average credit score of used-vehicle paper bought in ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Why securitizations are accelerating again

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Friday, May. 28, 2021, 02:52 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Originations aren’t the only part of auto financing accelerating nowadays. Stephen Bisbee, founder of eOriginal, which is now part of Wolters Kluwer, appeared on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to explain why securitizations are accelerating again as an attractive option for ... [Read More]

Looking for ‘telling points’ of potential changes as total outstanding balances approach $1.3 trillion

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Thursday, May. 27, 2021, 03:09 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Escalating vehicle prices are impacting auto-finance data, too, as Experian’s Q1 2021 State of the Automotive Finance Market report showed outstanding balances jumped 10.3% year-over-year from $1.168 trillion to $1.288 trillion. So, SubPrime Auto Finance News posed this one to ... [Read More]

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