A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
Read More
6 top executive moves at APCO Holdings
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 10:08 AM
Economic roundup: Recession outlook & explaining Supreme Court decision about tariffs via automotive
Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, 10:54 AM
TransUnion projects slight dip in auto originations after robust 2025 volume
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, 11:22 AM
Latest Stories
Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
June auto default rate sets 10-year low
Tuesday, Jul. 18, 2017, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps the auto loan component of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is becoming a game of “how low can you go?” A month after the rate tied a 10-year low, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through ... [Read More]
5 reforms when FTC issues civil investigative demands
Monday, Jul. 17, 2017, 08:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
If a federal investigation into your dealership or finance company ever happens, perhaps here is some good news regarding how it might unfold. Federal Trade Commission acting chairman Maureen Ohlhausen on Monday announced several internal process reforms in the agency’s ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
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...
Read More
Former Exeter, Capital One exec joins defi SOLUTIONS
Friday, Jul. 14, 2017, 06:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An experienced technology expert whose previous career stops included stints with Exeter Finance and Capital One is now bringing his talents to defi SOLUTIONS. The loan origination software and lending technology platform provider announced Keven Sticher has joined the team ... [Read More]
Revamped FNI platform can handle 100K applications per hour
Friday, Jul. 14, 2017, 06:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Financial Network Inc. (FNI) said it is launching a new loan origination system platform in August. Among the new features, FNI highlighted the solution boasts additional data services, workbench screens and overall functionality. The company also pointed out the platform ... [Read More]
F&I Express unveils month-long agent appreciation campaign
Thursday, Jul. 13, 2017, 06:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express wants to celebrate more than the Fourth of July this month. The company declared July to be Love Our Agents Month, an endeavor created to honor what the agents and agencies have done for F&I Express. Management insisted ... [Read More]
Subprime auto loan ABS performance worsens in May
Thursday, Jul. 13, 2017, 06:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings noticed a stark difference between the prime and subprime segments when examining collateral performance in May within U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS). Analysts reviewed the May data and found that in prime segment, relative to April, ... [Read More]
Gauging the future of CFPB’s arbitration decision
Thursday, Jul. 13, 2017, 03:29 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A broad collection of industry representatives already is gearing up to generate a significant pushback against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which earlier this week spelled out a new rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty promotes Pratt to AVP of strategic alliances
Wednesday, Jul. 12, 2017, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, has appointed Wendy Pratt as the new associate vice president of strategic alliances. Pratt joined GWC Warranty in 2010 and shortly thereafter was ... [Read More]
Free FICO webinar to focus on integrating collections & recovery
Wednesday, Jul. 12, 2017, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FICO is hosting a complimentary webinar in hopes of giving finance companies guidance on streamlining their collections and recovery processes. During the hour-long session, titled “Integrating Collections and Recovery — From Theory to Practice” that’s set for 1 p.m. ET on ... [Read More]
Why industry is ‘disappointed’ with CFPB’s arbitration rule
Wednesday, Jul. 12, 2017, 03:47 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Clearly the industry is “disappointed” that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau earlier this week issued a final rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. The American Financial Services Association, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and ... [Read More]
X