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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
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
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
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
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
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

Fed waiting for ‘greater clarity’ before modifying interest rates

Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025, 11:27 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In an expected move, the Federal Reserve left the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.5% this week when policymakers had their latest opportunity to modify interest rates. While Fed chair Jerome Powell said policymakers will ... [Read More]

How new tool from AT&T and TransUnion could help collectors

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Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 12:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s not new that consumers often avoid calls from collectors. But according to a recent TransUnion survey, 73% of consumers said they’d be likely to answer calls if the name and logo were shown. Perhaps a tool that could help ... [Read More]

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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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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Consumers’ anticipation of being rejected for auto finance at highest level ever

Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 10:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive recently reported that access to credit in the auto-finance market improved in February, reaching the highest level since December 2022. But the February Survey of Consumer Expectations from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic ... [Read More]

PCMI gains strategic growth investment from Thoma Bravo

Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Thoma Bravo announced a strategic growth investment in PCMI, a provider of administration software for F&I products in the automotive and consumer end markets. According to a news release, Thoma Bravo said existing shareholders — including PCMI management, ... [Read More]

Study shows why financial insecurity remains an ‘epidemic’

Monday, Mar. 17, 2025, 03:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study is the company’s proprietary research series that explores Americans’ attitudes, behaviors and perspectives across a broad set of issues impacting their long-term financial security. It might also be a good look what the ... [Read More]

FTC begins refund processing from Vroom settlement

Monday, Mar. 17, 2025, 09:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vroom settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission in July that the former online used-car retailer failed to follow the Mail, Internet, and Telephone Order Rule, the Pre-Sale Availability Rule, and the Used Car Rule. Last week, the FTC said ... [Read More]

Arra Finance highlights ‘significant progress’ in subprime market since acquisition by Obra Capital

Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, 10:49 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been about seven months since Obra Capital acquired Arra Finance, so the indirect subprime auto finance company shared an update this week about how it’s going. Arra Finance said it’s made “significant progress” in successfully relaunching and leveraging its ... [Read More]

Former Reynolds, Wolters Kluwer exec named Carleton’s VP of business development

Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, 10:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Carleton reinforced its executive team this week, hiring Tim Yalich as vice president of business development. In this role, the provider of compliant financial calculations and lending document generation software said Yalich will be responsible for driving strategic growth initiatives ... [Read More]

Subprime space at center of latest credit availability trends

Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025, 10:25 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Jonathan Gregory explained why the latest reading of the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index had a notable connection to the subprime space — beyond the fact that the February figure signified the highest level of auto credit access since December 2022. ... [Read More]

Dobbins’ newest software offering designed to unify financing, sales & service

Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025, 09:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Allen Dobbins is back in the automotive software space. On Tuesday, Dobbins led the launch of Emotive ERP, an all-in-one software platform specifically designed for independent auto finance companies Having previously built and orchestrated operations at AutoStar Solutions, Sigma Payment ... [Read More]
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