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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
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Yes, it’s AI — everyone’s favorite buzzword. But when it comes down to it, artificial intelligence is only part of what CarMax’s new ChatGPT app is all about. The company billed as the nation’s largest used-car retailer touted the app, ... Read More
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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
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

TransUnion spots ‘pre-pandemic norms’ in newest auto-finance analysis

Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 12:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts are seeing auto financing “trending back toward pre-pandemic norms” based data contained in TransUnion’s Q3 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR). TransUnion reported on Monday that originations rose 5.2% year-over-year to 6.7 million, supported by Federal Reserve rate cuts ... [Read More]

Experts explain auto-finance & general-economy implications after another rate cut comes during ‘challenging situation’

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 12:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The primary result of this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was the Federal Reserve reducing the federal funds rate below 4% for the first time since 2022. The reduction of the target rate to 3.75% to ... [Read More]

Protective to acquire Portfolio, enhancing dealer wealth and F&I solutions

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two well-known names in the F&I and reinsurance arenas — Protective Asset Protection and Portfolio — are now on track to be part of the same organization serving dealerships. On Thursday morning, Protective Life Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi ... [Read More]

ARA elects new president, gives 6 awards during annual convention

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with handing out six industry awards, the American Recovery Association elected new board leadership during its annual convention last week in Reno, Nev. And there is a new president of the association, as the membership elected Todd Case of ... [Read More]

VantageScore: Early-stage delinquencies at highest point in 5 years

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with slowing originations, the latest edition of CreditGauge by VantageScore showed delinquencies throughout the credit market are on the rise. Analysts reported on Tuesday that overall credit delinquencies edged higher in September, with delinquencies 30 to 59 days past ... [Read More]

Sims joins Lender Compliance Technologies’ advisory board

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) welcomed an experienced auto-finance executive to its board of advisors. The provider of compliance solutions for managing F&I product refunds reinforced this board with Craig Sims, who currently serves as chief revenue officer at Arra Finance. ... [Read More]

Explaining likelihood of another interest-rate cut coming this week

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 11:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Comerica Bank predicted on Monday that the Federal Reserve will lower the federal funds target rate by a quarter percent to a range of 3.75% to 4.00% when policymakers have their next meeting on Wednesday. How the Fed potentially arrives ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance details CEO transition from Booth to Hegde

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Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 09:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What’s “been the honor of my career” is winding down for Credit Acceptance’s Kenneth Booth. The subprime auto finance company announced on Tuesday that Booth, who is CEO and president and a member of the company’s board of directors, will ... [Read More]

AFSA & Oxford Economics: Vehicle financing provides $125.5B boost to US GDP

Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 10:22 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New research released by the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) on Monday highlighted how much vehicle financing fuels the U.S. economy. AFSA and Oxford Economics found that vehicle-finance providers contributed $125.5 billion to U.S. GDP in 2023, equivalent to $17 ... [Read More]

AFSA maintains dialogue with CFPB over data rights rule reconsiderations even as momentum rises to shut down agency

Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 12:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Financial Services Association general counsel Philip Bohi still responded this week to more than 35 questions and provided comments about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) reconsideration effort. The association’s responses came after the bureau’s ... [Read More]

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