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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
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
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
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

From the editor: Trying to make sense of unemployment data

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Thursday, Jul. 16, 2020, 03:28 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Confession time. While taking some graduate degree courses, I struggled mightily with the statistics class. The thought of standard deviations and Z tables still makes me twitch a little. Nonetheless, I took a few moments on Thursday morning to examine ... [Read More]

ARA’s latest project: The cost of COVID-19

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Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2020, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Recovery Association president Dave Kennedy didn’t mince words to open a letter he delivered to the industry last week. “We are failing — all of us,” Kennedy wrote. Kennedy used the direct language to introduce the latest endeavor by ... [Read More]

Online platform aims to smooth loans made between friends and family

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Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2020, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It's likely a question that dealerships and finance companies have asked potential buyers countless times in order to get a deal completed. “How can you secure more money for the down payment? Is there a friend or a family member ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dealers see bottom-line benefits thorough F&I product portfolio review

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Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2020, 01:58 PM
Tim Blochowiak, Protective Asset Protection
The world has witnessed drastic changes in just a few short months. The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly 50 million workers since the end of February, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics in ... [Read More]

TurboPass builds subprime client portfolio, adding ACC

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2020, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TurboPass is continuing to build relationships with finance companies that specialize in subprime paper. Soon after announcing a finalized strategic partnership with Turner Acceptance, TurboPass also shared that it’s working with Automotive Credit Corp. (ACC) to leverage its universal income ... [Read More]

CFPB names deputy director among 4 personnel moves

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2020, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made a series of personnel moves last week, including the creation of a new division. Most notably, director Kathleen Kraninger announced that Thomas Pahl will serve as the deputy director of the bureau. Pahl has ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial takes interim tag off of CFO

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2020, 02:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nicholas Financial solidified two of its highest leadership positions this week. The subprime auto finance company announced the appointment of Irina Nashtatik as chief financial officer; a role she had been filing in an interim capacity since November. Nicholas Financial ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Why subprime remains resilient even during COVID-19

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020, 02:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Davis & Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi makes another podcast appearance to offer more insights about the Credit Chronometer report that surveyed executives from throughout the subprime auto finance sector about the space’s prospects to navigate through the coronavirus pandemic. What ... [Read More]

RISC rolls out employment site tailored for repossession industry

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Already a training provider, RISC now is getting involved in the employment part of the repossession and recovery industries. On Tuesday, the firm launched RepoHiring.com in an effort to helps connect collateral recovery industry employers with qualified job seekers. Free ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Getting consumers’ payments back on track

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020, 02:46 PM
Louis Ochoa, Servicing Solutions
According to the recently released S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, United States auto loan defaults dropped 10 basis points to 0.56% in May. This comes on the heels of the release of Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report, ... [Read More]

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