StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
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
AFSA & CBA caution Senators about expanded use of MLA to create rate cap
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Earlier this year, compliance expert Randy Henrick dissected the complex new law in Illinois that’s creating challenges for dealerships, finance companies and service providers. Now some members of the U.S. Senate want to use a similar path to create nationwide ... [Read More]
Santander leveraging AutoFi technology to maintain positive performance trajectories
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming off a quarter that included the most profitable one in company history, Santander Consumer USA Holdings wants to keep its momentum by leveraging technology to serve customers throughout the credit spectrum. Along with sharing its second-quarter results, this week ... [Read More]
ARA & Privacy4Cars partner to protect consumer personal information
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Repossessions agents now can secure more than just personal property from inside a repossessed vehicle. On Wednesday, the American Recovery Association (ARA) announced a partnership with Privacy4Cars, a technology company focused on identifying and resolving data privacy issues across the ... [Read More]
Servicing Solutions adds new VP of sales
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Servicing Solutions recently bolstered its team with the addition of Jeremy Hettman as vice president of sales, bringing nearly 20 years of consultative sales experience to the company. In this key role, Servicing Solutions said that Hettman will lead business ... [Read More]
SAFCO lands $204.5M in new financing via 2 providers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Southern Auto Finance Co. (SAFCO) now has more financial resources to operate in the subprime auto finance space. The company announced this week that it finalized new partnerships with Capital One and One William Street that are providing a new ... [Read More]
Former CFPB director joins firm focused on cryptocurrency & machine learning
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now has a new position in the private sector. Kathy Kraninger — who also is scheduled to appear for a fireside chat during the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the ... [Read More]
KBRA: Delinquency seasonality could be coming later this year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A day after S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported that auto defaults sunk to a new all-time low in June, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released its latest indexes based on performance in the securitization market, illustrating how the ... [Read More]
ARA seeking nominations for 2021 NARS Industry Awards
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association announced that nominations still are open for the 2021 NARS Industry Awards, which will honor exceptional members of the repossession industry during the North American Repossessors Summit set for October. Submissions can be made for five ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Experian’s Michele Bodda on employment & income trends
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps one of the most difficult challenges for finance companies to overcome through the pandemic was verifying an applicant’s employment and income. Michele Bodda, president of Experian Mortgage, Employer Services and Verification Solutions, appeared on this episode of the Auto ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Both auto & mortgage defaults now at all-time lows
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
If finance companies based their decisions on how to run and staff their collections and recovery departments based only the metrics included in the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, they truly might be a one-man — or woman — band ... [Read More]
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