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This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches

Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM

A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More

ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution

Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM

Yes, it’s AI — everyone’s favorite buzzword. But when it comes down to it, artificial intelligence is only part of what CarMax’s new ChatGPT app is all about. The company billed as the nation’s largest used-car retailer touted the app, ... Read More

Inside the ‘architectural mismatch’ between AI capabilities & dealer needs

Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:42 AM

A new survey report from LotLinx asserts that in its current form, “AI is broken for dealers.” The company contends the era of “one-size-fits-all artificial intelligence” is over for auto dealers. The recent survey of 215 executives from both franchised ... Read More

FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM

Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here

Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA

Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM

Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here

Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’

Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM

Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here

2 more repo agencies merge into ART Asset Adjusters

ART merger update for web

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 06:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last month, ART Asset Adjusters came to fruition as the result of merging six repossession and recovery agencies serving California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. On Tuesday, ART Asset Adjusters expanded its footprint into Texas by merging two ... [Read More]

One View launches tool for dealers to store and track contracts

One view vendor view for web

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 04:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealerships ask their customers to complete and sign a wide array of contracts during the financing and delivery processes. This week, One View rolled out a solution to help dealerships keep track of contracts they sign. The auto industry-specific data ... [Read More]

NAC completes fourth independent F&I agency acquisition of 2020

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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 04:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Make that four acquisitions so far this year for National Auto Care. NAC, which has provided F&I products, administration, consulting services, training and marketing support to independent agents, insurance companies, financial institutions, third-party administrators and credit unions for more than ... [Read More]

National Auto Care completes third F&I agency acquisition since July

NAC chief executive officer Tony Wanderon for web

Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This year’s turmoil certainly isn’t slowing acquisition activity by National Auto Care. This week, NAC announced its third acquisition since July, finalizing a deal to secure Assurance Marketing, Inc., an independent automotive F&I agency based in Oklahoma that has provided ... [Read More]

2 crucial ramifications from Nissan’s settlement with CFPB

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Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 03:41 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Ignite Consulting Partners chief legal and compliance officer Steve Levine explained two of the most important potential ramifications stemming from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s settlement with Nissan’s captive finance company. To recap, the bureau said it found several violations ... [Read More]

Auto-finance credit performance wobbles as weekly jobless claims stay near 1 million

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, 03:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) spotted weakening credit performance during the August collection period when analysts examined September auto-finance remittance reports. And the latest unemployment update from the U.S. Department of Labor showed that initial claims for unemployment benefits arriving ... [Read More]

50 more modules added to Assurant Virtual Learning Platform

Alan Ram trains independent dealers to win

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, 02:08 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealership F&I personnel now have more training options from Assurant. The firm recently expanded its content library by adding 50 new “soft skill” modules to the Assurant Virtual Learning Platform, an on-demand eLearning system. “During these unprecedented times, we wanted ... [Read More]

PODCAST: More insurance options for repo agents

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Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, 02:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For most consumers, they have a variety of options and carriers when it comes to insurance. For repossession agents, availability and choices aren’t so robust, because of the complexity of the business, among other factors. However, the landscape appears to be ... [Read More]

Nissan captive enters $5M consent order with CFPB

2019 Nissan altima for web

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, 01:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order in the auto-finance industry for the second time in less than a month; this time with Nissan’s captive. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday, the bureau said it found ... [Read More]

Prestige Financial Services promotes Hyde to be president

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, 02:07 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An executive previously honored as one of the industry’s Movers & Shakers by SubPrime Auto Finance News now is the president of the Prestige Financial Services. The business enterprise group within the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies will be ... [Read More]

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