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Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Yes, it’s AI — everyone’s favorite buzzword. But when it comes down to it, artificial intelligence is only part of what CarMax’s new ChatGPT app is all about. The company billed as the nation’s largest used-car retailer touted the app, ... Read More
Inside the ‘architectural mismatch’ between AI capabilities & dealer needs
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:42 AM
A new survey report from LotLinx asserts that in its current form, “AI is broken for dealers.” The company contends the era of “one-size-fits-all artificial intelligence” is over for auto dealers. The recent survey of 215 executives from both franchised ... Read More
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
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

7 findings and more from depreciation and ABS forecast by Black Book and Fitch

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Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019, 01:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book and Fitch Ratings delivered seven key findings along with other projections as a part of its latest joint U.S. vehicle depreciation and auto asset backed securities (ABS) report released on Thursday. Black Book is forecasting an annual depreciation ... [Read More]

RISC taps DRN’s ‘Skip Guru’ for updated training program

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Repossession agents and other recovery industry professionals looking to sharpen their skip-training efforts have another resource on the horizon. Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC), a provider of compliance education and training services, announced on Tuesday that it will be releasing ... [Read More]

KBRA refutes tax-refund fears when releasing March ABS indexes

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) looked to calm concerns that tax refunds and other possible turbulence would trigger significant disturbances within the auto asset backed securities market. Neither of KBRA’s indexes tracking at prime and non-prime ABS shifted substantially, as ... [Read More]

Dent Wizard rebrands F&I division

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dent Wizard International rebranded one of its divisions this week in an effort to sharpen its image with dealerships, finance companies and fleet operators. The provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products introduced Evolution, Vehicle Protection by Dent ... [Read More]

Massachusetts and Delaware hand Exeter $6M in penalties

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Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What the attorneys general in Massachusetts and Delaware alleged as “unfair” auto financing is going to cost Exeter Finance a little more than $6 million in payments back to customers and state penalties. According to a news releases distributed late ... [Read More]

Agenda and more details for 23rd annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference

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Monday, Apr. 8, 2019, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Organizers of the 23rd annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association have solidified their agenda that covers an array of topics again this year. From the NAF Association/AFSA Non-Prime Auto Financing Survey and a look at ... [Read More]

MicroBilt targets subprime market with verified banking data tool

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Monday, Apr. 8, 2019, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intended to target the subprime space, MicroBilt recently launched Bank Account Verify Advantage (BAV Advantage); a new product that uses verified bank data to assist auto-finance companies and other lenders in scoring applicants. MicroBilt highlighted that BAV Advantage looks across ... [Read More]

Why dealerships and finance companies should like ‘Goldilocks report’ on wages and employment

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Friday, Apr. 5, 2019, 03:31 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two positive economic trends arrived on Friday that can be crucial to dealerships delivering vehicles and finance companies adding to portfolios. The latest data connected to employment and wages prompted one expert to call it a “Goldilocks report.” Bureau of ... [Read More]

700Credit and RouteOne integrate for identity-verification solution

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Friday, Apr. 5, 2019, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With fraud continuing to be a potential problem in auto financing, 700 Credit announced this week its suite of products, including credit reports, compliance solutions, prescreen and consumer pre-qualification products and services, is now integrated within RouteOne’s IDOne solution, a ... [Read More]

DriveItAway enhances ‘path to ownership’ strategy in subprime with CloudOne partnership

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Thursday, Apr. 4, 2019, 02:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveItAway and CloudOne formed what the companies called a “ground-breaking industry partnership” this week that is designed to help dealerships cater to customers who have subprime credit and are looking to lift their incomes by potentially joining the ride-sharing industry. ... [Read More]

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