StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Auto defaults remain stable for second straight month to open 2019
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With all of the recent hubbub over delinquencies, auto finance defaults are remaining stable so far this year. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through February for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, and the auto component remained ... [Read More]
How revamped Fed strategy involving interest rates helps auto-finance companies
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
National Automotive Finance Association executive director Jack Tracey nicely summarized developments coming from the Federal Reserve last week. After making multiple upticks in interest rates last year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain the target range for ... [Read More]
Ally Financial championing entrepreneurship competition featuring students attending HBCUs
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
College students from across the country are heading to Detroit this Friday through Sunday for a chance to make their entrepreneurial dreams come to life. Ally Financial has teamed up with fellow Motor City native, entertainer and entrepreneur Sean “Big ... [Read More]
Dealertrack adds another finance company using its title tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another finance company is seeing the potential benefit of leveraging Dealertrack Accelerated Title. After recently reaching relationships with Westlake Financial Services as well as dealer associations in Louisiana and Wisconsin, Dealertrack this week announced that KeyBank Dealer Retail Services has ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Using AI and machine learning to keep market in ‘high gear’
Sean Bennett, Servicing Solutions
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data recently released its quarterly report on household debt and credit. While some pundits initially rushed to point to a negative theme — 7 million people had an auto finance ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Examining personal property handling, issues and costs
Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion
Over the past year, there has been a great deal of discussion about the fees related to the removal and storage of personal property. The issue has resulted in significant changes by most lenders as to how personal property fees ... [Read More]
Ford Protect chooses Darwin Automotive as preferred provider
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Darwin Automotive announced that it has been selected by Ford Protect to be a preferred provider within the company’s core F&I menu, as well as the Darwin digital retailing and service menu for Ford Dealerships nationwide. Dealerships use ... [Read More]
Free infographic could help dealers understand federal tax changes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection rolled out another product to help dealerships understand federal tax changes. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs made available a new educational infographic for dealerships and dealer principals on the effect recent tax ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings and its ‘sanguine’ outlook of subprime auto loan ABS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings took its turn on Tuesday to add more context to the headline-creating and social-media stirring auto-finance data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit analyst Amy Martin led the charge looking closely at subprime ... [Read More]
6 tips from FTC when subpoena or CID arrives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission recently offered six recommendations to dealerships and auto finance companies that might receive subpoenas and civil investigative demands (CIDs) as part of an investigation into potential law violations Burke Kappler, an attorney in the FTC’s Office ... [Read More]
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