AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
Latest 60-day delinquency readings show stability going into potential turbulence
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Similar to the latest reading on defaults, Experian’s Q4 2019 State of the Automotive Finance Market Report showed 60-day delinquencies finished the year in a stable place as the industry braces for potential jumps in these metrics stemming from the ... [Read More]
700Credit secures certified provider status with VehiclesNETWORK
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020, 03:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Search Technologies’ transition to becoming VehiclesNETWORK continued on Wednesday as 700 Credit gained certified provider status from VehiclesNETWORK for its consumer pre-qualification (QuickQualify) and full credit application (QuickApplication) platforms. Now dealers who use VehiclesNETWORK to build and manage their ... [Read More]
February auto defaults drop by 10 basis points
Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020, 02:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s some encouraging news amid all of the economic turmoil caused by COVID-19. The auto segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed a significant decline in February. On Tuesday, Dow Jones Indices and Experian released their data through ... [Read More]
UPDATED: How the auto-finance sector is handling COVID-19
Monday, Mar. 16, 2020, 06:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry and related service providers are taking an array of steps to handle the implications of COVID-19. Cherokee Media Group reached out to several firms to collect updates. If your company would like its announcement to be added to ... [Read More]
Fed slashes interest rates amid COVID-19 impact
Monday, Mar. 16, 2020, 01:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With circumstances changing so quickly, the Federal Reserve on Sunday afternoon cut interest rates to zero percent and announced it would purchase $700 billion in bonds and securities to help stabilize the financial system in light of COVID-19. Policymakers were ... [Read More]
ARA postpones annual convention, NARS 2020
Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, 02:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Add the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) to this list of industry events being forced to modify its schedule due to the increased risk associated with COVID-19. The American Recovery Association sent a message late on Thursday, saying the organization ... [Read More]
Ignite Consulting hosting free webinar focused on COVID-19 ramifications
Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
UPDATE: A recorded version of this webinar is now available. With dealerships and finance companies facing an array of unknown variables connected with increased risk associated with COVID-19, Ignite Consulting Partners is hosting a free webinar to help managers navigate ... [Read More]
From the editor: Consolidation predictions continue to be accurate
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020, 07:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Press releases arrive in the inboxes of us here at Cherokee Media Group throughout each business day. Most times, comments from executives contained in these releases focus on flowery language about the company’s newest product or executive. However, the opening ... [Read More]
PAR Repo 360 Advantage expands after successful pilot
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After sharpening the solution for nearly a year, PAR North America is ready to broaden the availability of a service aimed at enhancing the wholesaling of repossessed vehicles. The KAR Global business unit on Tuesday announced the expansion of its ... [Read More]
White Clarke Group partners with Solutions by Text
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020, 03:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
White Clarke Group and Solutions by Text are now working together to provide a fast, more convenient means of regular communication among finance companies, dealerships and their customers. This week, the finance technology company and the automated SMS software provider ... [Read More]
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