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The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here

FTC distributes settlement funds from California dealer group

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Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to the newest update from the Federal Trade Commission, checks literally are in the mail for customers of a California dealer group that settled with the regulator last year. The FTC said it is mailing 43,456 checks totaling more ... [Read More]

Highly partisan path to CFPB director confirmation finally concludes

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Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, 03:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps reflecting a process as difficult as getting vehicle financing finalized for a customer with too little monthly income and too much debt burden and negative equity, the nearly six-month, politically divided slog to confirm Kathy Kraninger as the next ... [Read More]

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A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Primeritus Financial Services elevates McGinness to be first COO

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Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The senior vice president of operations at Primeritus Financial Services now is the forwarding company’s first chief operating officer. The company announced on Friday that Chris McGinness has been appointed as COO effective immediately. As chief operating officer, Primeritus highlighted that ... [Read More]

Subprime originations at lowest point since 2007

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Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Not since the credit pinch triggered by the Great Recession have subprime originations been this low, giving finance companies a clear indication where in the cycle the industry currently sits. With the uptick in average credit scores for vehicle financing ... [Read More]

PODCAST: More details on KAR’s Clearplan purchase

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Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, 06:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
KAR Auction Services announced two major purchases in November. In this conversation at Used Car Week, we talk with three folks involved in the first of those two: KAR's purchase of Clearplan, which was announced on Nov. 12.  Clearplan is ... [Read More]

Levison: Examining repo agent effort and costs in today’s environment

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Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, 03:59 PM
Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion
The relentless drive to reduce repossession related costs while, at the same time meeting the demands/expectations of regulators, may be catching up with us. As one of the largest repossession management firms, we stay very close to the dynamics of ... [Read More]

Zurich North America products now part of F&I Express

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Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, F&I Express announced that it has added Zurich North America’s F&I products to its platform of digital solutions. The company highlighted the move can provide dealerships across the country with broader technology and innovation options for accessing Zurich’s ... [Read More]

Profit key for 2019: Closer bond between F&I and service drive

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Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At a typical dealership, the finance office might only be a few paces from the service drive. But if stores large and small want to improve their performances in 2019 and beyond, EFG Companies emphasized that personnel in both dealership ... [Read More]

NADA asks IRS for clarification over floorplan depreciation provision

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Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, 04:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With less than a month remaining in the calendar year, tax matters are top of mind at the National Automobile Dealers Association. NADA recapped that the IRS recently proposed a rule on the additional first year depreciation deduction provision that ... [Read More]

What used-car financing looked like in November

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Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The annual percentage rate on used-car financing in November went up more than a percentage point from a year ago, and the average amount financed climbed more than $500. That’s according to the latest auto finance data from Edmunds, as ... [Read More]

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