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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4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
Digital Recognition Network hands out 9 awards during NARS
Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2018, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with raising funds during the North American Repossession Summit (NARS) to support the Recovery Agents Benefit Fund (RABF), Digital Recognition Network (DRN) presented top providers and affiliate awards during last week’s events to honor organizations that have demonstrated excellence ... [Read More]
ARS to outsource assignments via MBSi’s repossession platform
Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2018, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
MBSi Corp., and American Recovery Service (ARS) recently broadened their relationship. The repossession assignment software and vendor compliance solutions provider and national repossession services firm are expanding their partnership as ARS will soon begin outsourcing repossession assignments through MBSi’s repossession ... [Read More]
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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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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence
AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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FTC continues fight against illegal phone calls
Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2018, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While phone calls remain an important tool for collectors and skip-tracers at auto finance companies, the Federal Trade Commission told the U.S. Senators last week that the agency “is using every tool at its disposal to fight” illegal robocalls. Appearing ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo enters consent orders with $1 billion civil penalties
Friday, Apr. 20, 2018, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wells Fargo said Friday it has entered consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, under which the company will have to pay civil penalties totaling $1 billion. The consent orders ... [Read More]
GrooveCar gears up for annual April Auto Sales Event
Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with an effort to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics NY, GrooveCar is running its annual April Auto Sales Event starting on Friday through its network of participating credit unions and dealerships. Credit unions in the New York ... [Read More]
Zurich now available on Darwin Automotive
Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, 04:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Darwin Automotive’s menu for dealership F&I departments became even more robust this week. Darwin announced that it has added Zurich North America’s F&I products to the Darwin core F&I menu, as well as Darwin digital retailing and service menu. “We ... [Read More]
4 trade associations cheer Senate vote to repeal CFPB auto finance bulletin
Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, 02:52 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Four of the industry associations with significant presence on Capitol Hill celebrated on Wednesday after the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act Resolution (S.J. Res. 57) to repeal the 2013 Auto Finance Bulletin issued by the Consumer Financial Protection ... [Read More]
Russi’s upcoming departure among 5 exec changes at Ally
Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, 01:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the faces well known with Ally Financial’s auto finance business is leaving the company as part of key leadership changes announced on Thursday in association with changes to its auto finance, insurance and risk management organizations. According to ... [Read More]
CARS integrates IBEAM into Clearplan repo agent dashboard
Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2018, 08:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another example of industry cooperation in the repossession world came to light on Wednesday. Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems (CARS) announced that the forwarding company has integrated its IBEAM repossession and remarketing compliance portal with the Clearplan dashboard used by repossession ... [Read More]
ENDTRUST rolls out platform to blend forwarding and direct repo models
Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2018, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto industry relationship involving Jim Calvert and David Gryglewicz dates back several years, and now the pair has collaborated to form a new company designed to improve repossessions, recoveries and remarketing. This new operation — ENDTRUST — looks to ... [Read More]
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