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Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 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
Database of reassigned phone numbers hits more development snags
Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Collections agents, skip-tracers and other personnel associated with repossessions and recovery will have to wait a while longer for a federally operated database of reassigned phone numbers to become available. Despite objections from a private sector company, an order released ... [Read More]
Westlake Direct, CarFinance partner for refinancing
Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 08:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services recently made inroads into Canada. On Tuesday, the finance company turned its attention back to the United States to grow its refinancing operations. Subsidiary Westlake Direct announced a partnership with CarFinance to purchase auto refinance loans originated ... [Read More]
Equifax discusses 6 best practices amid subprime origination decline
Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Not only did Automotive Intelligence Council member Equifax share its latest data about how originations are trending, vice president of automotive marketing and strategy Jennifer Reid also delved into six best practices that could help finance companies of all sizes. ... [Read More]
MBSi welcomes Hanks to executive team
Monday, Sep. 16, 2019, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Intelligence Council member MBSi Corp. enhanced its leadership team on Monday by bringing on a former executive at Primeritus Financial Services and Manheim. The provider of repossession assignment software and vendor compliance monitoring named Phil Hanks as senior vice ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer collects 2 more industry awards for its lien solutions
Monday, Sep. 16, 2019, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wolters Kluwer’s lien solutions recently earned two major industry awards for its iLien Motor Vehicle product innovation, adding to its quickly filling mantle. The company won a Gold-level Globee Award in the Fintech and Information Technology Innovation category as well ... [Read More]
VADA enhances preferred endorsement of Dealertrack registration and title solutions
Friday, Sep. 13, 2019, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association (VADA) expanded its preferred endorsement of Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions. VADA’s support for the company’s solutions now includes Accelerated Title in a continued effort to improve efficiency and bring a more modern, ... [Read More]
PointPredictive launches income validation tool fueled by machine learning
Friday, Sep. 13, 2019, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Verifying income can be an expensive process for finance companies; one where the cost can become even steeper if the contract holder falls into delinquency and is eventually charged-off because the individual didn’t have steady enough money to support monthly ... [Read More]
Seasonal non-prime auto ABS deterioration surfaces in August
Thursday, Sep. 12, 2019, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency spotted typical season deterioration when analysts compiled their observations of the August auto loan indices based on performances in the auto asset backed securities (ABS) market. Analysts said in their report released this week that collateral ... [Read More]
Rooney joins Hudson Cook as newest partner
Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook welcomed its newest partner this week. The firm announced that attorney Mark Rooney has joined Hudson Cook as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on the defense of consumer litigation under the Fair Debt ... [Read More]
CFPB unveils network to collaborate with state AGs; 7 immediately join
Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s no longer just a hunch emanating from dealerships and finance companies that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state attorneys general are working together. The CFPB made an official announcement to the fact on Tuesday. The bureau, working in ... [Read More]
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