Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
COMMENTARY: Inventory acquisition in the AI age
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 01:00 PM
AI at car dealerships: a ‘crawl, walk, run’ evolution with data at foundation
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 11:54 AM
Marketing for car dealerships in the age of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 11:34 AM
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
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Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: The new definition of value in used-car retailing and the role of compliance
For this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, GWC Warranty senior vice president and managing director James Virgoe shared some of his personal experiences of buying a vehicle earlier this year to illustrate how the definition of “value” ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 12:47 PM
TransUnion spots ‘pre-pandemic norms’ in newest auto-finance analysis
Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 12:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts are seeing auto financing “trending back toward pre-pandemic norms” based data contained in TransUnion’s Q3 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR). TransUnion reported on Monday that originations rose 5.2% year-over-year to 6.7 million, supported by Federal Reserve rate cuts ... [Read More]
Experts explain auto-finance & general-economy implications after another rate cut comes during ‘challenging situation’
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 12:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The primary result of this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was the Federal Reserve reducing the federal funds rate below 4% for the first time since 2022. The reduction of the target rate to 3.75% to ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Protective to acquire Portfolio, enhancing dealer wealth and F&I solutions
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two well-known names in the F&I and reinsurance arenas — Protective Asset Protection and Portfolio — are now on track to be part of the same organization serving dealerships. On Thursday morning, Protective Life Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi ... [Read More]
ARA elects new president, gives 6 awards during annual convention
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with handing out six industry awards, the American Recovery Association elected new board leadership during its annual convention last week in Reno, Nev. And there is a new president of the association, as the membership elected Todd Case of ... [Read More]
VantageScore: Early-stage delinquencies at highest point in 5 years
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with slowing originations, the latest edition of CreditGauge by VantageScore showed delinquencies throughout the credit market are on the rise. Analysts reported on Tuesday that overall credit delinquencies edged higher in September, with delinquencies 30 to 59 days past ... [Read More]
Sims joins Lender Compliance Technologies’ advisory board
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) welcomed an experienced auto-finance executive to its board of advisors. The provider of compliance solutions for managing F&I product refunds reinforced this board with Craig Sims, who currently serves as chief revenue officer at Arra Finance. ... [Read More]
Explaining likelihood of another interest-rate cut coming this week
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 11:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Comerica Bank predicted on Monday that the Federal Reserve will lower the federal funds target rate by a quarter percent to a range of 3.75% to 4.00% when policymakers have their next meeting on Wednesday. How the Fed potentially arrives ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance details CEO transition from Booth to Hegde
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 09:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What’s “been the honor of my career” is winding down for Credit Acceptance’s Kenneth Booth. The subprime auto finance company announced on Tuesday that Booth, who is CEO and president and a member of the company’s board of directors, will ... [Read More]
AFSA & Oxford Economics: Vehicle financing provides $125.5B boost to US GDP
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 10:22 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New research released by the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) on Monday highlighted how much vehicle financing fuels the U.S. economy. AFSA and Oxford Economics found that vehicle-finance providers contributed $125.5 billion to U.S. GDP in 2023, equivalent to $17 ... [Read More]
AFSA maintains dialogue with CFPB over data rights rule reconsiderations even as momentum rises to shut down agency
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 12:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Financial Services Association general counsel Philip Bohi still responded this week to more than 35 questions and provided comments about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) reconsideration effort. The association’s responses came after the bureau’s ... [Read More]
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