This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 02:34 PM
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew ... Listen Here
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:50 AM
Closing the appraisal divide with Brad Kokesh of TraXtion
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:38 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Math on Fast-Turn & What the Top 10% of Independent Dealers Are Doing Differently
Most independent dealers are working harder than ever — and still watching inventory sit. The difference between the stores that are winning right now and the ones that are grinding isn’t budget, market size, or luck. It’s discipline. The top-performing ... Listen Here
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 03:44 PM
As subprime space keeps changing, how long can average terms stretch?
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive’s Mark Strand and Paul Machin of Vintraxx Automotive each made astute observations about affordability and the subprime market on social media ahead of the newest views of consumer sentiments that keep sagging. The April reading of the Survey ... [Read More]
AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
Nick Zulovich
American Financial Services Association president and CEO Celia Winslow recently appeared before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions during a hearing focused on promoting access to credit for American consumers. Winslow spelled out the four primary ... [Read More]
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with extensive research confirming that the U.S. consumer credit market is increasingly splitting along a K-shaped path, TransUnion’s Q1 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) included an update about the auto-finance market, which is still experiencing an origination volume ... [Read More]
Attention focused on future of Fed chair, as economists don’t expect changes in interest rates this month
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 09:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jeremy Robb and Comerica Bank chief economist Bill Adams agree that the Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates unchanged after this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee concludes. What constituted most of ... [Read More]
Former Revere Capital, Skopos Financial exec joins Edge Financial Services
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 09:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a news release, 1803 Capital, which operates as Edge Financial Services, appointed a new chief financial officer this week, turning to an executive who has held leadership positions at Revere Capital, Regional Management Corp. and Skopos Financial. Coming ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance makes another top leadership change with new chief sales officer
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026, 09:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance continued to reshape its top leadership, announcing late Monday that Robert Bourrier has joined the subprime auto finance company as chief sales officer. The move arrived roughly six weeks after Credit Acceptance hired Steffen Schumann as chief business ... [Read More]
PayNearMe hires chief development officer to lead engineering efforts
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:38 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PayNearMe recently announced Niall Hayes joined the company as chief development officer and executive vice president of engineering. The company is asking Hayes to lead its engineering organization and drive the platform’s ongoing evolution, with a focus on scaling its ... [Read More]
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The March edition of CreditGauge from VantageScore showed the average VantageScore 4.0 credit score held steady at 701, reflecting continued consumer resilience amid elevated borrowing costs and broader macroeconomic uncertainty. Analysts explained in the report that the distribution of consumers ... [Read More]
4 attorneys decipher developments since FTC sent letters to dealers nationwide
Friday, Apr. 24, 2026, 10:51 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s been about six weeks since the Federal Trade Commission said that it was sending letters to 97 auto groups nationwide, warning them that the prices they advertise must be the total price — including all mandatory fees — that ... [Read More]
Loan extensions keep climbing as repo agents now seeing ramifications
Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026, 10:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto-finance expert and business consultant Bill Ploog, who spent more than three decades with Ally and GMAC, shared insightful data on LinkedIn earlier this week about payment extensions, which are creating a ripple effect. The American Recovery Association addressed that ... [Read More]
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