Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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As subprime space keeps changing, how long can average terms stretch?
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
Reviewing FICO & FSA data to see how much student loans could be impacting your auto-finance portfolio
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 10:13 AM
Latest Stories
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines 3 steps now that Anthropic’s Mythos adds more possible AI risk to banking
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:18 AM
New credit tool from CoreLogic & Equifax aims to enhance dealers’ leads
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, 02:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both consumers and dealers likely want to know potential buyers’ credit standing in order to facilitate delivery, and a new product fueled by CoreLogic and Equifax rolled out on Wednesday aims to accomplish that objective. Analytics and data-enabled solutions provider ... [Read More]
700Credit to offer instant income and employment verification solution
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, 02:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With contract holders’ ability to pay paramount, 700Credit now is offering Income PreCheck, an instant income and employment verification solution that can help dealerships verify buyers' stated income and employment. The verification is derived by accessing The Work Number, a ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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LenderLive broadens compliance solutions for vehicle finance
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, 04:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LenderLive Services, a division of LenderLive Holdings, announced on Tuesday that it will now provide expanded compliance services through a new line of business: LenderLive Compliance Solutions. The company highlighted the new entity will offer both bundled and a la ... [Read More]
Down payments for used & new models on the rise
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New auto finance analysis from Edmunds shows increases in term length and monthly payments. These metrics have made headlines for some time now as potential buyers focus on what they can fit into their budgets. But Edmunds also noticed an increase ... [Read More]
MVTRAC secures financial resources from Bison Capital
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, 03:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
License plate recognition (LPR) software and data solutions provider MVTRAC on Tuesday announced the closing of growth recapitalization of the company with Bison Capital Asset Management along with changes to its top leadership structure. MVTRAC shared Bison Capital’s investment will allow ... [Read More]
2015 subprime vintage suffers losses not seen since 2005
Monday, Jul. 31, 2017, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With average vehicle installment contract terms nearly at 70 months and outstanding auto asset backed security issuance at the highest level in 14 years, the latest update from Fitch Ratings also pinpointed where the weakest vintage in subprime financing appears ... [Read More]
3 more states added to Reynolds’ LAW F&I Library
Monday, Jul. 31, 2017, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Now Reynolds and Reynolds only has seven states to go to cover all of the U.S. with resources from its LAW F&I Library — a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for franchised dealers. Reynolds ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo to distribute $80M in refunds over insurance issue
Friday, Jul. 28, 2017, 02:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arriving within two weeks of reporting its auto financing originations dropped 45 percent year-over-year, Wells Fargo late on Thursday announced a plan to remediate auto finance customers of Wells Fargo Dealers Services who may have been financially harmed due to ... [Read More]
Fed passes again on interest rate rise
Thursday, Jul. 27, 2017, 02:34 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Voting unanimously, all nine members of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee agreed to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1 to 1.25 percent during their meeting this week. First Franklin Financial Services projected when ... [Read More]
DRN & Pelican Auto Finance highlight successful relationship
Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2017, 06:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The relationship forged between Digital Recognition Network (DRN) and Pelican Auto Finance, a subprime auto finance company operating in California and Pennsylvania, is proving to be beneficial for both operations. The companies shared this week that Pelican reports increased asset ... [Read More]
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