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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

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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health

Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM

John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here

NJ governor signs law involving warranty notices from OEMs

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, 05:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Auto Care Association welcomed a New Jersey law that the Garden State’s governor recently signed in connection with a new mandate that automakers now have regarding vehicle warranties. The association recapped that last week New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ... [Read More]

ACA International adds to corporate legal team

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, 02:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, ACA International added Colin Winkler as the association’s new corporate counsel at its Minnesota headquarters. Winkler, an attorney with 10 years of experience, previously served as an attorney editor with Thomson Reuters’ statutes editorial team, where he led ... [Read More]

EFG Companies & Inovatec each pass rigorous data security tests

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, 02:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

EFG Companies and Inovatec are taking extra precautions to make sure the data their clients entrust to them remains safe and secure. Inovatec, a cloud-based software solutions provider, recently announced that it has completed its SOC 1 Type II and ... [Read More]

Survey: 6 privileges student loan borrowers would give up for debt forgiveness

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Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, 03:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As your finance company’s underwriting department receives applications from your dealership network, there’s a notable possibility the person looking to acquire a vehicle also is carrying a fair amount of student loan debt. According to a recent estimate from the ... [Read More]

New website offers VSCs after vehicle delivery to increase dealer F&I sales

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Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, 04:29 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Another provider entered the F&I marketplace this year to connect with consumers who did not opt to secure a vehicle service contract (VSC) at the time of their new- or used-vehicle purchase. Vincent Odoardi, managing partner of Bedford Chrysler Dodge ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook partner among 4 picked for CFPB taskforce on federal consumer financial law

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Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, 02:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Financial Services Association applauded one of the first actions of 2020 made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). A Hudson Cook partner is among the four members who will serve on the bureau’s taskforce on federal consumer ... [Read More]

Veros Credit points to 2 components fueling origination gains and dealer satisfaction

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Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, 04:35 PM

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Veros Credit attributed two specific performance metrics and critical enhancements that pushed the subprime auto finance company to a record-breaking year in 2019 and boosted dealer satisfaction to an all-time high. According to a news release sent to SubPrime Auto ... [Read More]

Experian: Average credit scores at highest level in 9 years

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 07:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experian confirmed what you might also be seeing in your F&I office or underwriting department. Consumer credit scores are generally getting a bit higher. According to its annual State of Credit report, Experian said Americans' average credit score has increased ... [Read More]

Secure Collateral Management reiterates payment pledge to repo agents

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 07:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Secure Collateral Management (SCM) highlighted that its network of repossession agents has grown by 300% since 2013. And the skip-tracing provider and forwarding company is looking to stay on that trajectory by reiterating its pledge about paying those agents when ... [Read More]

November auto defaults remain below recent cyclical peaks

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 03:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While default data for the closing month of 2019 is still a couple of weeks away from being released, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian previously shared their default metrics for November. And the auto-finance metric remained below the cyclical ... [Read More]

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