AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Questions remain after Supreme Court rules in CFPB director case
Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 07:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still exists even after a noteworthy Supreme Court decision arrived on Monday involving its director. However, the handwringing about how the agency operates and can wield its regulatory influence over auto finance and other segments ... [Read More]
Study highlights subprime resiliency during COVID-19
Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even though the coronavirus pandemic appears to pack an economic wallop, new research is showing that the subprime auto-finance market can absorb a punch or two. According to the second annual market study released today by Davis & Gilbert’s Credit ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Despite current negative outlook about captives, Moody’s offers 4 reasons for possible improvement
Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Moody’s Investors Service still is holding a negative outlook for North American captive finance companies because of the coronavirus pandemic. But in a report shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News on Friday, analysts shared four reasons why they could adjust ... [Read More]
Indiana Bankers Association partners with DDI Technology
Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DDI Technology is now more entrenched in the Hoosier State. On Thursday, the electronic lien and title technology firm and subsidiary of IAA announced a partnership with the Indiana Bankers Association (IBA). DDI was selected by IBA as a preferred ... [Read More]
KBRA: Non-prime ABS pools contain contracts with modifications at volume levels as high as 21%
Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency is seeing some finance companies — especially in non-prime — holding securitized pools of auto paper with contract modification levels as high as 21%. The noteworthy trends came via KBRA’s May auto loan indices when analysts ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Growing awareness of risk mitigation in a COVID-19 world
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2020, 03:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher Solutions president Nikh Nath joined the podcast to share his views about a topic relevant not only to auto financing, but also likely all segments of the automotive space nowadays. Nath, whose company is a technology provider specializing in ... [Read More]
Resolvion conducts survey to gauge post-COVID-19 repossession landscape
Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2020, 04:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion recently conducted an email survey of auto-finance provider inquiring about repossession activity once the coronavirus pandemic abates and recovery efforts intensify. One of the telling findings from the survey uncovered the depth of concern that finance companies have about ... [Read More]
4 more auto-finance firms now using Point Predictive’s fraud prevention tools
Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2020, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Point Predictive finalized four different relationships this month with a variety of auto-finance industry companies that plan to use the firm’s products to curb fraud. The company that offers machine learning solutions now is working with MidAtlantic Finance, TCI, Nicholas ... [Read More]
Darwin updates dealers about free access to Documents on Demand
Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2020, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Darwin Automotive said this week that it released the final application needed for Virtual F&I orchestrated by JM&A Group. Darwin highlighted that it’s giving the tool Documents on Demand for free to all new and previous dealer customers. The company ... [Read More]
Auto defaults drop for sixth consecutive month
Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2020, 02:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps again reflecting how COVID-19 is turning data topsy-turvy, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported the auto-finance default rate in May came in at the lowest rate in 10 years. According to the latest update of the S&P/Experian Consumer ... [Read More]
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