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4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
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
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
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
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
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

CFPB acting director requests 4 major changes to bureau operations

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Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As another state in the Northeast established an consumer protection agency that resembles the one at the federal level, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau included what he called a “request that Congress make four changes to ... [Read More]

ALS Resolvion integrates with Clearplan to boost repo efforts

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Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finding vehicles up for repossession is daunting, so service providers are continuing to merge their technologies in order for finance companies to improve recovery efforts. ALS Resolvion announced that it recently became the first repossession management firm to successfully integrate its in-house ... [Read More]

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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

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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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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DIMONT and Auto Trakk announce partnership

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Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vehicle leasing in the subprime space is getting a boost by two service providers now collaborating. DIMONT, a provider of insurance claims recovery and collateral loss mitigation services, finalized a partnership this week with Pennsylvania-based Auto Trakk, a leading automotive ... [Read More]

Black Book’s 2018 depreciation forecast and 3 other findings from Fitch

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Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2018, 02:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Now with one quarter of 2018 in the books, Black Book and Fitch Ratings released their latest joint vehicle depreciation report. Along with three other major findings, Black Book forecasted an annual depreciation rate of 17 percent in 2018 as ... [Read More]

FTC responds to CFPB info request about CIDs

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Monday, Apr. 2, 2018, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Industry associations and private and publicly traded companies aren’t the only entities replying to a request for information issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) filed a comment to ... [Read More]

F&I roundup: Updates involving Darwin, RouteOne, Reynolds and Hendrick

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Monday, Apr. 2, 2018, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two leading providers of technology to help dealership F&I offices function smoothly — Darwin Automotive and Reynolds and Reynolds — each recently landed significant developments to boost their industry presence. First, Darwin Automotive announced that Darwin Online is now integrated ... [Read More]

Santander Consumer USA revamps website

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Monday, Apr. 2, 2018, 02:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With so much discussion happening at recent industry conferences about enhancing how customers shop for and finance their vehicles, Santander Consumer USA took action. SCUSA unveiled a new company website with the singular goal of improving the overall customer experience. ... [Read More]

SpringboardAuto case study reinforces survey results about online financing satisfaction

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Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this year, SpringboardAuto released results of a survey that determined consumers want to finance their vehicle online and doing so significantly improves their overall car buying experience and perception of the dealership where they take delivery. And last week, ... [Read More]

Dissecting implications of latest appeals court actions involving TCPA

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Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018, 03:45 PM
Eve Cann, Baker Donelson
In its long-awaited ruling addressing the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit partially upheld and partially set aside challenges to four specific provisions that had been intended to offer ... [Read More]

Former CoreLogic executive joins Spireon

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Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An industry executive with almost two decades of experience joined Spireon. The company announced on Wednesday that it appointed Rashid Ismail as senior vice president of customer success, joining the Spireon’s executive leadership team. Tapping into an extensive background in ... [Read More]
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