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Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... Listen Here
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here

New-model prices keep rising as average APR hits highest point in 9 years

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Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies continue to fill and expand their portfolios, especially when buying paper attached to a new vehicle that’s becoming more difficult for consumers to afford as transaction prices and interest rates keep climbing. October data shared by Edmunds and ... [Read More]

ARA and TFA to host webinar to share plans for new association

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At the beginning of October, the American Recovery Association (ARA) and Time Finance Adjusters (TFA) announced plans to form one organization that would launch in January. During a free webinar, the two organizations will present more details of the new ... [Read More]

PAR completes year-long task, unveils Platinum Compliance portal

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lisa Scott took charge of PAR North America (PAR) last August with a specific objective near the top of her agenda as she began to oversee this segment of KAR Auction Services. “One of my goals was to enhance the ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Services adopts PointPredictive Auto Fraud Manager

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services is taking additional steps to shield itself from potential fraud. On Tuesday, PointPredictive, the San Diego-based machine learning company, announced that Westlake is its newest auto-finance client. As part of this relationship, Westlake will use the company’s ... [Read More]

CARS lands 3 more clients using web-based recovery platform

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems (CARS) recently brought three more finance companies into its client portfolio. Flagship Credit Acceptance announced today that it has selected the CARS’ IBEAM (Internet Based Electronic Asset Management) web portal for managing the repossession and remarketing ... [Read More]

Federal jury renders guilty verdict in NC-based fraud scheme

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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, 02:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal prosecutors recently landed a conviction involving a trio operating an elaborate auto-finance fraud arrangement in North Carolina. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said a federal jury in Charlotte returned a guilty verdict against ... [Read More]

DRN sets new company record for live pickups in a single month

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Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, 02:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week 2018 — Digital Recognition Network — recently set a new company record. The artificial intelligence and data analytics company that provides vehicle location data and analytics to finance companies, insurance carriers ... [Read More]

Sword Apak acquired by French company

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Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, 02:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s been another change in ownership within the floor-planning space. Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, recently announced the acquisition of lending solutions provider Sword Apak, a subsidiary of Sword Group. Sopra Steria has acquired, through its subsidiary ... [Read More]

Sagent bulks up fraud protection

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Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, 02:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sagent Lending Technologies, a joint venture between Fiserv and Warburg Pincus that was previously known as Fiserv Lending Solutions, made a move this week to help auto lenders protect against fraud. The company has integrated the Cross Check identity verification ... [Read More]

Survey examines unawareness of how new tax law may impact participation program selection

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Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty programs, recently announced results of a recent survey it commissioned to gauge the pulse of owners of today’s largest automotive dealers on issues ranging from F&I product performance in ... [Read More]
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