StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
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
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
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
Rooney joins Hudson Cook as newest partner
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
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]
Recovery Database Network secures Veracode Verified Team status
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the threat of security breaches haunting companies large and small, Recovery Database Network (RDN) is taking steps to ensure its systems connected with repossessions and recoveries are safe. The division of KAR Auction Services announced it achieved the six ... [Read More]
FTC approves final settlement with DealerBuilt as NADA weighs in
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission closed its settlement case with a dealer software provider involved in a data breach but not before accepting a public comment from the National Automobile Dealers Association, which took a broad view of the developments. Late ... [Read More]
New AUL website marks next step in multi-year development plan
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. is aiming to keep its website as technologically advanced as the modern vehicles often covered by its F&I programs. AUL just launched a new streamlined website following its recent addition of GAP and ancillary product offerings. AUL chief ... [Read More]
Dealer Training Institute aims to reenergize F&I personnel
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection is looking to get dealership personnel — especially individuals who work in the F&I office — reinvigorated about their jobs. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs recently said that it recognizes the ... [Read More]
Amynta set to acquire American Auto Guardian
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two F&I product providers that might be familiar to nearly 15,000 dealerships are joining forces via an acquisition. This week, Amynta Group, an insurance services company and provider of warranty protection products, entered into an agreement to acquire American Auto ... [Read More]
Location Services’ repo agent hiring program includes $1K signing bonus
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Signing bonuses aren’t just for professional athletes as Location Services is looking to add qualified repossession agents by using the same personnel strategy. The provider of loss-mitigation outsource solutions for the financial services industry is hiring for repossession agents and ... [Read More]
Experian reiterates Q2 data gives true view of current auto-finance market
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Affordability continues to remain top-of-mind for most participants in and observers of the automotive industry. However, Experian explained consumers appear to be making due even as some industry pundits continue to be concerned that consumers can’t handle larger payments. To ... [Read More]
August data shows providers held the line on term, down payment, amount financed
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest data from Edmunds confirmed that finance companies are trying to hold firm on term, down payment and total amount financed in an effort to remain within their underwriting parameters and mitigate risk. Edmunds’ August data did show some ... [Read More]
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