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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
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
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
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

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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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!

How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders

Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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CFPB director nominee now at final Senate vote

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Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The process for establishing Kathleen Kraninger as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took another sharply, politically divided step forward on Thursday as the Senate barely approved invoking cloture to end debate about her nomination. Composition of ... [Read More]

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and VinAudit.com finalize integration

partnership gears
Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two companies are collaborating for enhanced subprime underwriting at a lower cost. This week, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime originations, announced a strategic integration partnership with VinAudit.com aimed at reducing costs incurred by subprime finance companies for vehicle ... [Read More]

Dozen findings from study about consumer anxiety over bills

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Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More evidence and commentary as to why the 30-day or 60-day delinquency rates connected with your portfolio might be at their current levels arrived this week. And consumer study findings coincided with the Federal Reserve chairman reiterating “vulnerabilities” within the ... [Read More]

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]

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

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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]

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