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Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: How recent acquisitions & evolving strategy are key to future at RPM North America
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
This special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features RPM North America president John Perkovich and senior vice president of sales Sean Baltazar. Perkovich and Baltazar reiterated the value proposition that RPM North America offers its clients who need ... Listen Here
How agentic AI is impacting collections
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, 02:21 PM
Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer ... Listen Here

Zoom Auto Protect launches warranty claims system powered by AI

Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025, 10:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Zoom Auto Protect announced the official rollout of its artificial intelligence-powered claims and concierge platform. The extended auto warranty provider highlighted its new system can deliver instant coverage decisions, nationwide repair shop integration, and improved customer satisfaction. “This ... [Read More]

FTC gets federal court involved in complaint against debt-relief operation

FTC outlines 3 goals for improved digital economy
Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025, 10:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission is continuing to police operations that bill themselves as offering consumer debt relief. According to a news release, a federal court at the FTC’s request has temporarily halted an alleged debt relief services scheme that targeted ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive & FICO tackle complexities of subprime auto finance amid increasing student-loan delinquency

Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025, 09:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion previously reported that consumers who have recently gone delinquent on their federal student loans because of policy changes have seen their credit scores drop by 60 points on average. That decrease might shift those individuals into the subprime credit ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: New frontier of used-vehicle acquisition and F&I’s pivotal role

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Monday, Jul. 21, 2025, 09:20 AM
Paul McCarthy, Protective Asset Protection
The method in which auto dealers acquire used inventory is rapidly changing. Historically reliant on auctions and trade-ins, a surging demand for pre-owned vehicles and persistent market scarcity are compelling dealers to aggressively purchase directly from consumers at an unprecedented ... [Read More]

LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index at highest point in more than 5 years

Thursday, Jul. 17, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) climbed from March to June, and the company said it was driven by surging foreclosure and consumer finance legal inquiries, all rooted in increased debt. Analysts indicated the CSLI surged to 68.2, which is ... [Read More]

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis tackles challenges of subrogation & bankruptcy

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025, 12:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two legal experts from Weltman, Weinberg & Reis tackled one of the most complex situations that auto finance companies and insurance providers might ever face. That’s when subrogation recovery intersects with a bankruptcy case, triggering even more questions that need ... [Read More]

Buoyed in part by job market, Fed might not cut interest rates until year end

interest rate picture new
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025, 11:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If you’re hoping the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates this month, you might be disappointed. Comerica Bank predicted policymakers might not make a move until it’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. The Federal Open Market Committee will announce ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive spots 6 troubling trends from June auto-finance performance

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Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2025, 09:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Being a music aficionado and chief economist, Cox Automotive’s Jonathan Smoke could have included some woeful blues tracks when he highlighted six points about the current performance of auto financing in his Auto Market Weekly Summary. While not mentioning songs ... [Read More]

Auto credit availability improves again in June

S&P Global Ratings
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both summertime temperatures and the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index are on upward trajectories. Cox Automotive reported on Thursday that the June index reflected a second consecutive month of improved credit access, rising to 97.3. That’s up from 96.5 in May. ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Credit scores dropping by 60 points on average because of delinquent federal student loans

Revisiting topic of partial payments
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pool of consumers potentially falling into the subprime credit tier might grow by nearly 6 million individuals based on the trends connected with student loans recently highlighted by TransUnion. New research from TransUnion revealed that the number of consumers ... [Read More]

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