Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Compli launches CMS University, a free masterclass series
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealership and finance company managers have another free education option thanks to online availability. This week, Compli, a provider of automated HR and compliance program solutions, introduced CMS University. This four-course series of free masterclass-level online seminars focuses on how ... [Read More]
ARA rolls out newly improved CCRS program
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The next step in the collaboration involving the American Recovery Association and the National Automotive Finance Association unfolded on Wednesday. Continuing their repossession efficiency project, ARA unveiled its newly improved Certified Collateral Recovery Specialist (CCRS) program. The resulting baseline standards ... [Read More]
National Auto Care acquired by different private equity firm
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2018, 03:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Care Corp. is changing hands again. The provider of F&I products, administration, consulting services, training and marketing support to independent agents, insurance companies, financial institutions, third-party administrators and credit unions, has entered into an agreement to be acquired ... [Read More]
IRS explains 3 activities typically done by agency scammers
Monday, Jul. 30, 2018, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While it’s been more than three months since individuals and businesses had to file their federal income forms, the Internal Revenue Service warned that many taxpayers have encountered individuals impersonating IRS officials — in person, over the telephone and via ... [Read More]
Advice to reduce compensation friction during hiring process
Monday, Jul. 30, 2018, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel founder and chief executive officer Don Jasensky offered a strategy so finance companies and other employers can handle one of the most challenging portions of the hiring process — the potentially large chasm between the salary offered and ... [Read More]
17 credit unions join GrooveCar Direct in Q2
Friday, Jul. 27, 2018, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct announced 17 new credit union partners have joined its online vehicle shopping and financing program during the second quarter. Coming aboard the program in Q2 were institutions from 12 different states, serving 137,305 members, including: — AAA Federal ... [Read More]
3 subprime ABS pool elements pushing losses to near recessionary peaks
Friday, Jul. 27, 2018, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While improved recoveries in May helped to boost the overall metrics within the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector, S&P Global Ratings noticed significant turbulence is developing within the subprime space. On a static pool vintage basis, S&P Global ... [Read More]
Why finance companies should analyze static pools of dealers, not just consumers
Monday, Jul. 23, 2018, 03:09 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Equifax auto finance leader Lou Loquasto pictures an industry landscape where finance companies rank dealerships based on risk and potential profitability, just like they do consumers as applications arrive in the underwriting department. By extrapolating the knowledge gleaned through static ... [Read More]
CFPB establishes Office of Innovation as director nominee faces Senate
Friday, Jul. 20, 2018, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coinciding with Kathleen Kraninger telling the Senate Banking Committee this week how she would oversee the regulator as its new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau outlined the head of a new division — the Office of Innovation. Acting director ... [Read More]
Levison: Are you buying a repo service or a repo result?
Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2018, 07:31 PM
Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion
Over the years, repossession and skip-tracing services have come to be viewed somewhat as commodities by many in the lending community. As such, outside of compliance, the primary focus around the management of these services has been cost. After all, since ... [Read More]
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