TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
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
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
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
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
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
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
NY Honda dealer settles discrimination allegation from FTC for $1.5M
Thursday, May. 28, 2020, 02:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Discrimination allegations from the Federal Trade Commission against a New York City dealer resulted in a $1.5 million settlement. The FTC announced this week that Bronx Honda and general manager Carlo Fittanto will pay $1.5 million to settle charges they ... [Read More]
Repossession industry reinforces tenuous position with Repo Alliance, ARA whitepaper
Wednesday, May. 27, 2020, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The repossession industry is taking swift action to position itself to survive the dire situation intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the American Recovery Association (ARA) started an initiative several weeks ago that’s resulted in the Repo Alliance, a fundraising ... [Read More]
Protective Asset Protection’s online dealer training now available
Wednesday, May. 27, 2020, 04:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps you cannot go to your local public library, but Protective Asset Protection recently made its library of professional development training courses available to all dealership personnel and agents. The provider of F&I programs as well as services and dealer ... [Read More]
Allied Solutions, RDN finalize partnership
Wednesday, May. 27, 2020, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Allied Solutions and Recovery Database Network (RDN) not only operate in the same Indianapolis suburb, but the companies now are partners since they both seek to help auto-finance companies in the same area of their operations. Allied Solutions, one of the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: How TransUnion will monitor auto-finance health going forward
Tuesday, May. 26, 2020, 01:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like so many individuals, TransUnion described the auto-finance industry as healthy before the coronavirus pandemic arrived in earnest more than two months ago. And in a special episode of the podcast, TransUnion senior vice president and automotive business leader Satyan ... [Read More]
RISC extends waiver of membership-education subscription fees through July 1
Friday, May. 22, 2020, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After nearly two months of COVID-19 related ordinances and regulations, RISC acknowledged the repossession industry has not opened up in all areas, continuing to pressure recovery agency owners and their staff financially. RISC wants to support agents during this crisis ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance CEO credits workforce for navigating COVID-19 thus far
Friday, May. 22, 2020, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Credit Acceptance Corp. plans to return from Memorial Day weekend and share its first-quarter results on Wednesday. Earlier this week, the subprime auto finance company gave a glimpse of how it’s ... [Read More]
Auto defaults drop to 10-year low even as jobless claims approach 39M
Thursday, May. 21, 2020, 02:08 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For the second month in a row, the auto-finance portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices for April dropped to the lowest level in 10 years, even as the U.S. Department of Labor said another 2,438,000 workers made initial ... [Read More]
ANALYSIS: Examining Top 8 collateral-recovery challenges
Wednesday, May. 20, 2020, 03:51 PM
Joel Kennedy, NAF Association
Editor’s note: This commentary is the second in a series compiled by Joel Kennedy, who is the current president of the National Automotive Finance Association and board adviser at TruDecision, looking at the intricacies of repossessions and recovery. The first segment ... [Read More]
Launcher rolls out origination solutions tailored for credit unions
Wednesday, May. 20, 2020, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS (Launcher) entered the credit-union world on Tuesday to offers a solution the company believes can work exceptionally well in both the prime and the subprime market with regard to risk assessment and complex workflows. The technology provider specializing in ... [Read More]
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