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Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: How recent acquisitions & evolving strategy are key to future at RPM North America
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
This special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features RPM North America president John Perkovich and senior vice president of sales Sean Baltazar. Perkovich and Baltazar reiterated the value proposition that RPM North America offers its clients who need ... Listen Here
How agentic AI is impacting collections
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, 02:21 PM
Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer ... Listen Here

COMMENTARY: What dealer compliance will look like in a Biden administration

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Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, 10:00 AM
Randy Henrick, Ignite Consulting Partners
Joe Biden’s victory likely will usher in a new era of consumer protection and compliance challenges for auto dealers.  Four out of the five Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners will have their terms expire during the Biden Administration.  President-Elect Biden ... [Read More]

CFPB enters complicated consent order with auto-finance payment firm

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Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, 06:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A firm that was supposed to pull funds from contract holders’ bank accounts and deliver the money to auto-finance companies entered into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week. And in a twist, the penalties levied ... [Read More]

How Westlake navigated through pandemic-triggered contract modifications

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Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial senior vice president of collections Brian Renfro knew his team was facing an incredible challenge. TransUnion’s industry-wide data showed the percentage of auto-finance contracts in financial hardship quickly rose as the pandemic intensified, jumping from 0.64% in March ... [Read More]

ARA reiterates 3 points about handling personal property in repossessed vehicles

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Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA) recently distributed a message to the industry, reiterating its positions regarding personal property in repossessed vehicles. The move was triggered by the $5 million settlement Nissan’s captive finance company reached with the Consumer Financial Protection ... [Read More]

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]

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]

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