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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here

Nortridge launches podcast hosted by current NAF Association president

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Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 04:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nortridge Software is also getting into the podcast business. The provider of loan management software designed to apply more automation to origination and servicing recently announced the launch of the ConsumerFi Podcast, which will be hosted by Nortridge director of ... [Read More]

KBRA sees potential for normal delinquency & loss patterns

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Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) offered evidence that the atmosphere in auto financing might actually be returning to normalcy, especially when it comes to delinquency and losses. In April, KBRA placed 229 securities on watch across the unsecured consumer ... [Read More]

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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Darwin, SWDS partner to boost F&I and digital retail sales platform

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Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 04:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SouthWest Dealer Services finalized a strategic partnership with Darwin Automotive last week. The provider of F&I and anti-theft programs as well as related training services for dealerships announced its new connection with Darwin to expand SWDS’ digital retail sales platform ... [Read More]

CFPB releases final rule to implement FDCPA

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Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 04:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offered collections and compliance professionals some light reading just before the weekend. It’s mere a 653-page document to update a regulation first passed four decades ago that has taken regulatory officials seven years to get to ... [Read More]

TransUnion blends income & employment verification into credit report

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Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, 02:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps nowadays more than ever, risk decisions are based on consumer income and employment information to grasp a potential retail installment contract holder’s ability to pay This week, TransUnion rolled out a new seamless and real-time service to provide finance ... [Read More]

AUL reinforces software development team

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Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, 02:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, AUL Corp. welcomed industry veteran Corey Ginsberg as the F&I provider’s new software development manager to lead the company’s team building custom applications. The company said Ginsberg’s experience and technical expertise will help AUL remain an industry leader ... [Read More]

LocateSmarter welcomes ‘SkipGuru’ as director of training and development

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Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, 02:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The “SkipGuru” has embarked on his next professional challenge. Alex Price, the frequent Used Car Week speaker and skip-tracing expert widely known as the “SkipGuru,” joined LocateSmarter, a data and analytics company, as director of training and development in a ... [Read More]

FTC launches new website to report consumer fraud

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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With consumer fraud incidents on the rise — especially through a scam that started on social media — the Federal Trade Commission recently launched a new reporting system. Highlighting automotive as one of the primary segments in its opening campaign, ... [Read More]

Experian spots ‘promising signs’ of consumer credit management

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Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, 02:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian’s latest analysis of the credit world showed what experts are calling “promising signs of responsible credit management,” which could benefit auto financing, too. That assertion came among the key findings from Experian’s 11th annual State of Credit report, which ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings sees contract extensions continue to decline

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Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings discovered contract extensions in both the prime and subprime credit segments are trending lower, according to its latest report released on Friday. Analysts found that extensions in U.S. public auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) declined for the ... [Read More]
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