Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches averages credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
KBRA spots ‘solid’ credit performance in July
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) found more evidence that federal assistance helped the auto-finance industry since August remittance reports showed what analysts called “solid” credit performance during the July collection period. The firm’s newest report dissecting information from the auto ... [Read More]
Florida repossession company settles with DOJ over alleged SCRA violations
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020, 02:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) created another action by federal enforcers. Last week, the Justice Department reached an agreement with ASAP Towing & Storage Co. (ASAP) in Jacksonville, Fla., to resolve allegations that ASAP violated a federal law and ... [Read More]
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6 repossession and recovery operations merging into 1 company
Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2020, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consolidation that the repossession and recovery industries have rarely seen — if ever — came to light on Tuesday. According to a news release, Camping Companies and Paramount Recovery Service are merging, and four other repossession companies are involved, too, as ... [Read More]
New Jersey AG files fraud charges involving $1.3M worth of inventory
Monday, Sep. 14, 2020, 02:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alleged fraudsters tried to cultivate quite a scheme in the Garden State during a two-year timeframe. Last week, New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal announced that nine individuals have been charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New ... [Read More]
Webinar poll shows majority of finance companies only ‘somewhat prepared’ for federal exams
Friday, Sep. 11, 2020, 02:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps a primary reason recently Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions hosted an informational webinar appeared through a participant survey conducted during the session. Nearly 60% of the live webinar audience polled about portfolio management for auto financing responded that they felt ... [Read More]
As down payments climb, likelihood of another federal stimulus dims on Capitol Hill
Friday, Sep. 11, 2020, 02:41 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Edmunds shared data with SubPrime Auto Finance News that average down payments in August climbed by more than $400 on new-car deals and by nearly $700 on used-vehicle transactions. Experts and surveys both pointed to how previous federal government stimulus ... [Read More]
Free ZipDeal eBook gives strategy to increase F&I profits, improve cash flow, boosts CSI
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than a month after launching its F&I solution, ZipDeal this week unveiled a free eBook the company said was created to help dealers combat the erosion of front-end profits on new and used vehicles with a customer-driven, digital vehicle ... [Read More]
DOWC names Silas as director of sales
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Owned Warranty Co. recently promoted industry veteran Gene Silas as director of sales. The provider and administrator of F&I products and services said Silas brings a wealth of experience and dealer relationships to his new role at DOWC. Following ... [Read More]
FTC shuts down 4 dealerships previously charged with falsifying financing documents
Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2020, 01:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just before the holiday weekend, the Federal Trade Commission announced a group of dealerships in Arizona and New Mexico must cease business operations. It’s all part of a court-approved settlement resolving charges the regulator made two years ago that the ... [Read More]
Chambers USA honors 19 McGlinchey Stafford attorneys, 8 practice areas
Friday, Sep. 4, 2020, 01:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A firm highlighted among the Special Finance 175 — McGlinchey Stafford — recently announced that 19 attorneys and eight of its practice areas have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Each ... [Read More]
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