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Protecting yourself when it comes to vehicle transport with Autosled VP Sam Goldenberg
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 05:16 PM
Imagine being a dealer and the vehicle you expected to be transported to your store isn’t on the hauler behind your showroom. And no one knows where the vehicle is. To help avoid the unfortunate situation, Autosled vice president of ... Listen Here
The hidden costs of getting paid with Dealer Pay CEO Julie Douglas
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 04:39 PM
As payment technologies evolve, so do the risks. Dealers are increasingly targeted by sophisticated fraud schemes, and compliance requirements are tightening. Dealer Pay CEO Julie Douglas recapped the current environment on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during ... Listen Here
A breakdown of real-world auto transportation fraud with Preowned Auto Logistics
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Jeremy Louisos recapped three real-world examples of how fraud recently surfaced in the transportation space. The senior vice president of Preowned Auto Logistics also shared suggestions with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby on how firms can avoid similar situations. The ... Listen Here

20 percent compound monthly growth rate pushes SpringboardAuto into 22 states

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Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2017, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SpringboardAuto highlighted this week that the company has produced an upward trajectory of completed auto financing equal to a compound monthly growth rate of 20 percent. As a result, the company announced it has expanded operations to 22 states, now ... [Read More]

Smith out as Equifax CEO

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Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2017, 04:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than three weeks after revealing a massive cybersecurity data breach, Equifax said that chairman and chief executive officer Richard Smith is retiring from those posts effective today. Current board member Mark Feidler has been appointed non-executive chairman by the ... [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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RoadVantage enhances benefits for lease customers

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Monday, Sep. 25, 2017, 02:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RoadVantage recently introduced what the F&I program provider called a “powerful and innovative” program for lease customers called Preferred LeaseCare. The company explained this new concept combines the “as you drive” benefits of RoadVantage ancillary products with a lease-end benefit, ... [Read More]

3 more reports question CFPB’s actions and structure

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Monday, Sep. 25, 2017, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recent projects completed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Cato Institute again delved into unsatisfactory assessments of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Coinciding with House Republicans chastising the CFPB over its investigation of Wells Fargo, a wide-sweeping survey conducted ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty appoints new chief revenue officer

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Friday, Sep. 22, 2017, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, appointed Brian Stach as the company’s new chief revenue officer. In his role, Stach will oversee all of GWC Warranty’s field sales operations, including a nationwide team ... [Read More]

Fed maintains course during latest monetary policy action

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Thursday, Sep. 21, 2017, 02:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Because of the Federal Reserve’s view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, a unanimous vote of the Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1 percent to 1.25 ... [Read More]

How repossession practices could improve based on latest CFPB report

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Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2017, 02:46 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Hudson Cook partner Allen Denson read through the auto-finance portion of the latest Supervisory Highlights shared by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and immediately thought of another credit segment. The CFPB’s report described problems bureau representatives found with vehicles being ... [Read More]

Credit Bureau Connection partners with Clarity Services to enhance consumer history analysis

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Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2017, 02:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Bureau Connection (CBC) and Clarity Services have partnered to provide dealers and finance companies what the service providers say is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive view of a consumer’s credit history. The companies explained exclusive subprime credit data combined with existing ... [Read More]

New York governor and AG take aggressive actions over Equifax breach

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Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2017, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two of the highest ranking officials in New York are using the Equifax security breach to intensify actions within the Empire State, bringing Experian and TransUnion into the matter, too. On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the New York Department ... [Read More]

Auto defaults record largest sequential jump in almost 6 years

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Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2017, 02:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Analysts aren’t panicking, but the auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices made its largest sequential jump in almost six years. On Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through August and reported the auto loan ... [Read More]
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