AutoPayPlus survey uncovers where dealers see untapped opportunities in F&I product offerings
Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, 10:30 AM
CarShield completes acquisition of American Auto Shield
Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, 10:24 AM
TransUnion: Used-car loans with LTVs at 140% or higher quadruple in past five years
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, 11:02 AM
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
New York AG returns to making dealer settlements over F&I misdeeds
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After taking a trio of actions involving more than two dozen dealerships in the span of about a year, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman wielded his enforcement powers again this week in association with F&I activities. Schneiderman announced a ... [Read More]
Using math and time to overcome VSC objections
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The training team at GWC Warranty acknowledged even the best F&I presentations are oftentimes countered with an objection over the added monthly cost of a vehicle service contract. The company also understands how dealers emphasize that overcoming this common customer ... [Read More]
Pennsylvania creates CFPB-like unit within AG’s office
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While some lawmakers on Capitol Hill continue to work toward a major restructuring or perhaps even a complete dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the leaders of the American Recovery Association cautioned the industry about developments this ... [Read More]
Q2 delinquencies rise while industry is ‘recalibrating’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Stemming from subprime financing activity, TransUnion’s Q2 Industry Insights Report showed the magnitude of diminishing originations and rising delinquencies. Or as Brian Landau, senior vice president and automotive business leader for TransUnion, explained it to SubPrime Auto Finance News this ... [Read More]
EFG Companies unveils tool so dealers can self-adjudicate claims
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, EFG Companies launched what it’s calling EFG Express Claims, one of the industry’s first claims automation systems that can enable dealerships to self-adjudicate claims and receive automatic approvals. The company explained EFG Express Claims can automate the claims ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Watching for signs of commercial-side weakness
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
We often report on the delinquency rates of vehicle installment contracts held by consumers. Later this week, TransUnion plans to share its second-quarter data with SubPrime Auto Finance News. But what about the repayment activity by dealerships associated with the ... [Read More]
KPA buys Automotive Compliance Consultants
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Compliance Consultants — listed among the SubPrime 175 published by SubPrime Auto Finance News as well as the Power 300 published in Auto Remarketing — has a new owner, according to a news release distributed on Tuesday. KPA Services, ... [Read More]
J.D. Power’s latest dealer study underscores importance of underwriting department
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Answering questions such as "What's needed to complete this customer's financing?" appears to be a main theme of which finance companies scored well in the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study and which ones did not. Analysts determined great ... [Read More]
Capital One closes $23M floor plan revolver with Missouri dealer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday Capital One announced that the finance company provided a $23 million floorplan line of credit to Johnny Londoff Chevrolet, a second-generation family owned dealership that has been in business for more than 60 years in Florissant, Mo., a ... [Read More]
CARite taps Westlake for installment contract financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A dealership chain specializing in subprime leasing now has a captive-like relationship with one of the market’s larger finance companies to serve customers who would rather make a purchase through a vehicle installment contract. On Thursday, Westlake Financial Services and ... [Read More]
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