StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
RateGenius spots lowest average refinancing rate so far in 2021
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]
AutoPayPlus unveils fintech solution to increase dealer profit
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus acknowledged every dealership’s primary business goal and ongoing challenge revolve around one, single metric: profit. To help managers and principals in that department, AutoPayPlus unveiled an all-new solution this week designed to increase profit per vehicle and service retention ... [Read More]
LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS & Carleton complete integration to enhance contract compliance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and Carleton recently finalized an integration of two of their primary products that serve finance companies. The integration involves the appTRAKER Loan Origination System LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS with CarletonCalcs from Carleton. The companies explained through a news release that CarletonCalcs is ... [Read More]
NAF Association adds 3 executives to board of directors
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After last week’s 25th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, the National Automotive Finance Association made three new additions to its board of directors. According to messages sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News, the new NAF Association board members are: — ... [Read More]
APCO Holdings acquires Strategic Diversified to boost F&I presence in the Mid-Atlantic region
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Acquisitions in the F&I space are starting to intensify just like what’s been happening in the dealership sector for some time now. On Tuesday, APCO Holdings — home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands — announced that it ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Davis+Gilbert’s Joseph Cioffi on vehicle-titling challenges
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Joseph Cioffi, partner at Davis+Gilbert and orchestrator of the Credit Chronometer, returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast; this time recorded in person during the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association. Cioffi and ... [Read More]
WalletHub: 87M vehicle shoppers on the hunt this Labor Day weekend
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a nationally representative survey conducted by personal finance website WalletHub, 87 million Americans will look at vehicles to buy this Labor Day weekend. And WalletHub’s 2021 Labor Day Weekend Survey showed that the top two considerations potential buyers ... [Read More]
Location Services exits direct recoveries to focus on forwarding & LPR business lines
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
COVID-19 is prompting Location Services to make significant changes. After being impacted by the pandemic, the company announced on Thursday that it has made the decision to exit the direct recovery space and focus on building its existing forwarding model, ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance becomes 5th finance company to settle with Massachusetts AG
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both a large subprime auto finance company and a state attorney general seemed pleased to announce a settlement between them that is involving more than $27 million. On Wednesday, Credit Acceptance became the fifth different finance company to finalize a ... [Read More]
Stellantis to acquire First Investors to build new captive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
General Motors acquired AmeriCredit 11 years ago in a move that eventually led the formation of its new captive finance company at GM Financial. Another domestic OEM is on the same path. On Wednesday, Stellantis announced it has entered into ... [Read More]
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