Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
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
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
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
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 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
Nortridge taps Davis to be chief product officer with growth in mind
Friday, Jul. 2, 2021, 02:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nortridge Software wants to grow so the company created a new position for an executive who has been with the company for 18 years. This week, Nortridge announced that Bret Davis will fill the newly created role of chief product ... [Read More]
Edmunds spots new record in used market, notable jump in average down payments
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]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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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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Top 5 metro areas & smaller cities where consumers spend most and least on loans & insurance
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]
PODCAST: Subprime securitizations with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi
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
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%
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
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
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
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
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]
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