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Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here
Zapmoto Co-Founder & CEO Clint Curtis
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 07:52 PM
We throw the keys to the valet on this episode. Clint Curtis is the co-founder and CEO of Zapmoto, which provides valet pickup and delivery of vehicles for servicing at car dealerships. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a ... Listen Here

ANALYSIS: When does a principal business purpose amount to debt collection under the FDCPA?

legal analysis
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, 05:26 PM
Jade Sipes, Baker Donelson
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits debt collectors from engaging in abusive debt collection practices. To be liable under the Act, however, the defendant must be a debt collector. And there are two ways that a defendant can qualify ... [Read More]

Spireon gains 30th US patent

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s like the federal government gave Spireon a holiday present. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Spireon a patent for its technology approach to managing an automotive dealership’s vehicle inventory by pairing a tracking device to a vehicle. ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner

In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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4 possible ways to bring some financing cheer to your dealership

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Friday and Cyber Monday might have already passed, but GWC Warranty contends that dealerships still can leverage consumers’ enthusiasm for spending to rake in some retail revenue via their finance departments. “There are two ways to look at the holiday ... [Read More]

Explaining implications of SCUSA’s nearly $12M settlement with CFPB

best practices
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI Inc. president David Bafumo spent part of his Thanksgiving holiday dissecting the potential pitfalls that resulted in Santander Consumer USA reaching a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a GAP product. Two days before the country carved ... [Read More]

FTC maintains stance on privacy while fostering innovation

Federal Trade Commission
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, 02:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission called for a balanced approach that protects both consumer privacy and innovation in a comment submitted to the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of that agency’s consumer privacy proceeding. In ... [Read More]

Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems adds former Del Mar executive

new hire
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, 01:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On the heels of landing a trio of clients as well as an enhanced relationship with Digital Recognition Network (DRN), Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems also added to its executive team. Consolidated recently announced that it has named Jeff Rau as ... [Read More]

Auto defaults rise 3 basis points in October

collections
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, 04:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance defaults rose for just the second time this year in October. But the 3-basis point rise is only a fraction of the largest uptick analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian have seen during the past 36 ... [Read More]

masterQueue names former Ally exec its new operational strategist

masterQueue strategy team for SPN
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, 05:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intellaegis, which does business as masterQueue, announced today during Used Car Week it has named a new operational strategist.  The debt collection software company has named former Ally executive vice president Bill Ploog to its management team.  Ploog joins Intellaegis ... [Read More]

Location Services pays DRN $325K to settle non-compete case with DigitalDog Auto Recovery

federal court house_2
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, 04:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AI and data analytics company Digital Recognition Network (DRN) announced on Thursday that rather than go to trial on the issue of damages, Location Services and DRN have agreed on a settlement after Federal Court ruled in DRN’s favor.  Location ... [Read More]

Primeritus names new chief executive

NEW CEO
Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As Used Car Week kicked off this Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz., Primeritus Financial Services announced a new chief executive officer. Mike Thomas has been named CEO, and the move is effective immediately.  Thomas succeeds Scott Peters in the position, who joined ... [Read More]
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