Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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As subprime space keeps changing, how long can average terms stretch?
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
Car-buying intention remains positive even as consumers face more headwinds
Thursday, May. 7, 2026, 11:12 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
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This Month's Focus
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
FinBe USA now using Point Predictive’s tools to grow & improve subprime portfolio
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, 11:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FinBe USA on Tuesday announced its adoption of Point Predictive’s AutoPass FCRA solution. According to a news release, the implementation enables FinBe USA to leverage Point Predictive’s proprietary data repository and artificial intelligence to accelerate growth, automate fraud detection, reduce ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: The compliance mirage & why not all payment calculators are created equal
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, 10:33 AM
Sarah Milovich, Carleton
A payment calculator seems like it is technology offered and used by everyone today. Plug in a few numbers, and out pops a monthly payment. Simple, right? Unfortunately, this illusion of simplicity is costing auto lenders and dealers significantly. What ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Agora Data hires Pratt as VP of sales strategy
Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, 10:30 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data said through a post on LinkedIn that the fintech innovator of advanced capital solutions in subprime and non-prime consumer finance has hired Wendy Pratt as its new vice president of sales strategy. “Wendy is an experienced and recognized ... [Read More]
As Fed ponders rate cuts, Bain/Dynata research shows some consumers might be ‘battening down the hatches’
Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, 10:30 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Just ahead of the Federal Reserve chair making some of his most important public comments of the year on Friday, the latest results of the Bain & Company/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes (CHI) indicated a souring mood among U.S. consumers is ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why agents are more than a third wheel in recovery system
Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, 09:41 AM
Vaughn Clemmons, American Recovery Association
As president of the American Recovery Association, I have the privilege of hearing from agents across the country. From those conversations, I am left with great confidence that our industry is more committed to compliance and professionalism than ever. This ... [Read More]
Fed’s Waller highlights why, ‘It is an exciting time to work in payments’
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, 11:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After stating his case for cutting interest rates in July, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller was back on the public appearance circuit on Wednesday discussing a process that’s important to every auto-finance company. Payments. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis reinforces Philadelphia office
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 02:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., a full-service creditors’ rights law firm with more than 95 years of client service, recently announced the addition of attorney Sofia Tamimi to the firm’s Philadelphia office. The firm highlighted Tamimi brings “a unique blend ... [Read More]
San Francisco Fed offers new way to look at labor market & spot recessions
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 10:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco devised a new way of looking at the job market to provide more clarity to the auto-finance industry and the credit space in general. The San Francisco Fed rolled out the Labor Market ... [Read More]
Credit applications tick up as vehicle-buying intentions remain stable
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said Tuesday that unique credit applications per dealer on Dealertrack increased 6% year-over-year last week, perhaps reflecting some previously mentioned consumer sentiment trends shared by the Conference Board. In his weekly Auto Market Report, ... [Read More]
TransUnion ponders if auto-loan delinquency is at or near peak
Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, 11:01 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion acknowledged the percentage of consumers 60 days or more past due on their auto loan climbed to a rate in the second quarter that exceeded what analysts recorded in 2009. But TransUnion also said the pace of increases in ... [Read More]
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