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
Credit Acceptance’s leadership changes & $27M settlement
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance Corp. made two major announcements on Thursday afternoon; one involving top company leadership and the other in connection with a multi-million-dollar settlement with a state attorney general. First, the finance company that specializes in subprime paper said that ... [Read More]
Interest rates likely to stay low for 2 more years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As finance companies modify their ongoing strategies, perhaps what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates will give executives at least one consistent ingredient on which to build forward-looking plans. Members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided unanimously ... [Read More]
Weltman & DRN hosting free webinar to prepare for potential repo surge
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. and DRN are joining forces for a free, two-part educational webinar in an effort to help the entire repossession and recovery industries prepare for what might be coming down the default pipeline this year. In ... [Read More]
3 ways US Equity Advantage expanded cybersecurity protections
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
US Equity Advantage (USEA) acknowledged that the current digital landscape is rampant with expanding cyber threats and cybercriminals getting smarter by the day. As a result, the biweekly installment contract payment service recapped this week how it’s taking steps to ... [Read More]
Fitch Ratings: Despite resilient overall market, subprime auto ABS remains at risk
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Generally, Fitch Ratings has an upbeat assessment of automotive asset-backed securities performance, but the subprime segment still has firm experts concerned. Fitch Ratings said this week that auto ABS has been more resilient than initially expected through the pandemic and ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Soaring prices for trades reduce negative-equity challenges
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships often face the challenge of their potential buyers bringing a sizeable amount of negative equity with them via their trade, creating a hurdle to get a deal bought within their network of finance companies. Times have changed tremendously, based ... [Read More]
In lieu of 30th anniversary party, AUL celebrates with sales record
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pandemic put the kibosh on any in-person festivities AUL Corp. had planned a year ago to celebrate its 30th anniversary. But the full-service F&I provider certainly is pretty jovial since the company still had reasons to revel thanks to ... [Read More]
Portfolio adds NWAN founder to board of directors
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Portfolio’s newest board member certainly has significant familiarity with how the F&I industry functions. The company announced this week that Kelly Price has been appointed executive vice president of strategic ventures and has joined the company’s board of directors. Price ... [Read More]
Auto defaults now below 1% for 15 straight months
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto default rate now has been below the 1% level for 15 consecutive months, according to data assembled by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. The streak continued thanks to a small dip in the auto segment of the ... [Read More]
RMAI gives 2 awards as annual conference returns in person
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In more signs that the industry is returning to some normalcy, the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) held its 2021 annual conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, welcoming more than 500 attendees in person and another 150 virtual attendees ... [Read More]
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