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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty

Friday, Sep. 4, 2026, 09:25 AM

Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here

Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO

Thursday, Sep. 3, 2026, 09:12 AM

Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here

SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 10:34 AM

On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Q2 2026 Automotive Trends Report from JM&A Group contained profit metrics generated by more than 1,700 dealerships that offer the company’s F&I products. JM&A Group highlighted F&I profit per vehicle retailed is still significantly ahead of numbers generated a ... [Read More]

Former RouteOne executive joins PCMI

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:51 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

PCMI reinforced its executive team for the second time this month. On Tuesday, the provider of cloud-based administration software for F&I products and service contract programs announced that Alexander Mandeville has joined the company as vice president of strategic partnerships. ... [Read More]

FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As the average U.S. FICO score has held steady, the auto-finance portion of the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report released on Tuesday revealed a slightly different situation. Analysts indicated the average FICO core for newly issued ... [Read More]

Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year

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Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The positive bump from federal tax refunds on auto securitizations evidently faded notably as this year has moved along. Fitch Ratings reported last week that performance in U.S. auto loan ABS softened during the first half of this year following ... [Read More]

SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted

Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Securities and Exchange Commission took its turn this week at trying to punish leadership of Tricolor Holdings that already has been indicted by the Department of Justice. The SEC charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold — Tricolor’s ... [Read More]

Conn. Nissan dealer settles for $4M with FTC & state AG over lawsuit involving fees & CPO vehicles

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, 09:59 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A lawsuit the Federal Trade Commission and state of Connecticut filed more than two and a half years ago resulted in a $4 million settlement with a Manchester, Conn., auto dealer and its owners and managers. The crux of the ... [Read More]

Southeast strategy: Weltman, Weinberg & Reis acquires Nathan & Nathan

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, 01:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Law firms are often key cogs in mergers and acquisitions coming to fruition. In this case, law firms are the ones making the transaction. In what leadership called “a natural fit,” Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. on Wednesday announced the ... [Read More]

Former Impel, Dealer Inspire, Dealer.com exec joins PCMI to oversee customer success

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, 09:37 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

PCMI, a provider of cloud-based administration software for F&I products and service contract programs, last week announced that Elizabeth Hern has joined the company as vice president of customer success. According to a news release, Hern will lead PCMI’s Customer ... [Read More]

Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Edmunds brought more interesting data to support the title of latest quarterly used-car report that highlighted how challenging it can be to get deals done with consumers who are not flush with cash or available credit. With the appropriate title, ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... [Read More]

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