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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions

Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM

John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here

Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president

Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM

Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here

Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM

The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here

Penske extends agreement with Reynolds and Reynolds

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Friday, Jul. 13, 2018, 02:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Reynolds and Reynolds enhanced its relationship with the Penske Automotive Group this week. The two companies announced they extended their exclusive agreement for Reynolds to provide the Reynolds Retail Management System to all Penske franchised dealerships in the U.S. and ... [Read More]

NY Honda dealer penalized nearly $500K by AG

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Thursday, Jul. 12, 2018, 03:09 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The challenges of working with customers who might not be fluent in English has cost a New York franchised dealership nearly $500,000. New York attorney general Barbara Underwood recently announced a settlement requiring Bay Ridge Honda of Brooklyn to reform ... [Read More]

AFS Acceptance rebrands and rolls out broad expansion strategy

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Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2018, 01:57 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Back in October 2015, AFS Acceptance chief executive officer Dov Szapiro explained why his company’s decision to sell 65 percent of its equity to Mexican finance institution Credito Real “could not have occurred at a better time.” Now this summer, ... [Read More]

How VSC coverage benefits finance companies and contract holders

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Monday, Jul. 9, 2018, 03:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A recent blog post from GWC Warranty not only reiterated how your dealership customers can benefit immensely from a robust vehicle service contract, but the provider also emphasized how the finance company connected to the retail installment sales contract can ... [Read More]

Zurich adds service adviser training, integrates with MaximTrak Technologies

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Monday, Jul. 9, 2018, 03:30 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with an integration with MaximTrak Technologies, Zurich North America also recently expanded its menu of services for dealers by adding service adviser training resources. One of the largest providers of F&I products and consultative training for dealerships in the ... [Read More]

KPA Services bolsters F&I offerings with AAS acquisition

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Friday, Jul. 6, 2018, 02:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Risk management firm KPA Services recently announced that it closed on the acquisition of California-based Auto Advisory Services (AAS). The firm highlighted that its transaction that came to fruition on May 31 strengthens KPA’s F&I offering through the addition of ... [Read More]

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and General Forensics integrate to curtail power-booking

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Friday, Jul. 6, 2018, 02:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime auto finance originations, announced a strategic integration partnership with General Forensics with the thought of helping finance companies to operate more intelligently. Playbook, a General Forensics technology, integrates with LAUNCHER.SOLUTION's appTRAKER Loan Origination ... [Read More]

Acquisition pushes Primeritus deeper into powersports space

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Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2018, 02:50 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Primeritus Financial Services is looking to be the forwarding company of choice for finance companies that have more than just cars and trucks in their portfolio. Primeritus recently announced the acquisition of Capital Recovery Group (CRG). Based in Tucson, Ariz., ... [Read More]

Former Assurant, GE exec joins AUL as CFO

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Monday, Jul. 2, 2018, 02:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AUL Corp. president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson continued to bolster the company’s top management team. The administrator of vehicle service contracts recently appointed David Chang to the position of chief financial officer. Chang, who brings more than 20 ... [Read More]

PointPredictive chooses FICO expert to lead artificial intelligence scoring team

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Monday, Jul. 2, 2018, 02:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

PointPredictive recently added to its roster of experts tasked with helping auto finance companies combat fraud and other risks to their operations. PointPredictive announced that Mike Kennedy has joined the company as vice president of analytics to spearhead the growing ... [Read More]

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