Loan extensions keep climbing as repo agents now seeing ramifications
Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026, 10:24 AM
4 attorneys decipher developments since FTC sent letters to dealers nationwide
Friday, Apr. 24, 2026, 10:51 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
Latest Stories
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
EFG Companies reveals 4 predictions about F&I and other dealership activities in 2020
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, 04:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, four leading executives from EFG Companies made their 2020 predictions and recommendations for the retail automotive and powersports F&I markets. With what they see as potentially another flat year on the horizon, the EFG leaders predicted that the ... [Read More]
KBRA shares expectations for 2020 ABS market
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released its 2020 forecast for the automotive asset-backed securities, mentioning how a new participant might generate more activity in this arena. Analysts said in their report shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News this week ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Considering an improved auto-loan calculator
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, 04:21 PM
Wendy De La Rosa and Richard Mathera, Common Cents Lab
Recent Federal Reserve data shows that more than 4 million Americans are more than 90 days late on their car loan payments. There are many reasons someone may default on an auto loan: job loss, health emergency or an expensive ... [Read More]
Canadian-based iA Financial expands US warranty presence by purchasing IAS
Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
iA Financial Corp., one of Canada’s largest insurance and wealth management companies, secured a larger amount of the dealer warranty business in the United States last week. According to a news release, iA Financial, the holding company of iA Financial ... [Read More]
5 federal agencies now support alternative-data usage
Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If auto-finance companies were not already using alternative data to enhance their underwriting efforts, they appear to have gotten the green light this week from five prominent federal regulators. Those five agencies — the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... [Read More]
Experian Q3 financing data reinforces appeal of used
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing the appeal of used models highlighted in a recent Ally Financial survey, Experian’s latest data showed used vehicles are commanding a larger share of the U.S. automotive finance market. According to Experian’s Q3 2019 State of the Automotive Finance ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Allied Solutions’ outlook on recoveries & more
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of our collection of podcasts originating from Used Car Week 2019, Nick Zulovich caught up with Anne Holtzman and Suzi Straffon from Allied Solutions. The executives from Allied Solutions recapped not only what transpired in the world of ... [Read More]
APR for new models drops to lowest level in 21 months as used metric stays steady
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At least from an interest-rate perspective, new vehicles looked a bit more attractive to buyers in November, even though retail prices for those models continued to climb. Meanwhile, financing for used vehicles stayed on a steady course, according to the ... [Read More]
11 questions on deck for upcoming credit reporting workshop hosted by CFPB & FTC
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a public workshop on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit reports and employment and tenant background screening reports. The regulators shared ... [Read More]
Powell shifts from Santander to Wells Fargo among 5 executive moves
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Holdings USA, Santander Consumer USA Holdings and Wells Fargo all made high-level leadership changes on Tuesday morning with an executive shifting from one institution to the other being among the moves. According to separate news releases, Timothy Wennes has ... [Read More]
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