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Repo Roundtable gives agents opportunity to educate lenders
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 05:44 PM
In another session during Used Car Week 2025 that filled a room to near capacity, the Repo Roundtable is now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Led by Lauren Kimbrell of Advanced Collateral Recovery, five other repossession ... Listen Here
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

GWC Warranty collects pair of workplace recognition honors

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Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, recently received two awards recognizing it as a top employer both nationally and locally in the greater Wilkes-Barre area of northeastern Pennsylvania. First, GWC Warranty was recognized nationally by ... [Read More]

3 goals of CFPB’s revamped strategic plan

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Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, 04:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a busy start to 2018 at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, especially since acting director Mick Mulvaney took office.  First came multiple waves of requests for information about how the bureau is performing. Then on Monday, the CFPB ... [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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TagRail integrates with Market Scan and F&I Express to enhance mobile shopping

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Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, 04:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TagRail recently finalized the integration of Market Scan and F&I Express services into its new digital retail platform. Now TagRail’s platform can provide shoppers a transactional-specific, penny-accurate vehicle finance and aftermarket product check-out and delivery experience from their living room ... [Read More]

Nominations now welcomed for The CEO Issue 2018

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Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s time again when SubPrime Auto Finance News engages with the industry for one of our most successful annual projects — "The CEO Issue." In an ongoing effort to recognize the chief executive officers who are flourishing in today’s competitive ... [Read More]

BB&T Dealer Financial Services to abandon flat fees

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Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 05:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issuing official requests for information about the implications of rules, investigations and enforcement actions, a sterling example might have arrived from BB&T Dealer Financial Services. In a direct message to SubPrime ... [Read More]

Expecting growth, Westlake tops $1B with latest securitization

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Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After approaching the $1 billion securitization threshold last summer, Westlake Financial Services surpassed the mark, according to an announcement shared earlier this week. Westlake issued its largest asset-backed securitization (ABS) of $1 billion backed by approximately $1.1 billion of automotive ... [Read More]

BillingTree makes 7 executive moves

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Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Payment technology provider BillingTree looked to strengthen its company leadership to serve clients within five crucial markets, including auto financing. This week, the company announced the extension of its C-level team and made five key senior vertical industry appointments as ... [Read More]

Now CFPB wants feedback on enforcement process

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Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with naming a chief of staff who formerly served the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney is continuing to put his stamp on how the regulator operates. The CFPB issued ... [Read More]

NARS 2018 to include special repo agency owner forum

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Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 07:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It is likely agents discuss their successes and challenges during the networking times and other activities associated with North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) that’s now been conducted for a decade. But now organizers of the industry event hosted by the ... [Read More]

Dissecting how inflation could ripple into automotive space

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Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 03:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough explained the challenge facing the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve. Chesbrough articulated how the implications might not impact dealership turns and finance company originations immediately, but he cautioned that trends ... [Read More]
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