As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
Read More

PODCAST: Why Agora Data’s Steve Burke is so bullish about automotive
Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2025, 09:44 AM

2025 Non-Prime Automotive Financing Industry Survey is ‘more than just numbers’
Monday, Jun. 30, 2025, 10:17 AM

COMMENTARY: Is your payments platform safeguarding compliance?
Thursday, Jun. 26, 2025, 07:07 AM
3 used-leasing scenarios covered in Black Book paper
Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2016, 02:54 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As more off-lease vehicles hit the wholesale market, dealers and finance companies are likely to be challenged to find buyers who will purchase these potentially certified pre-owned units even as CPO sales continue to set records. In an effort to ... [Read More]
Northwood students receive EFG-NAMAD scholarship
Monday, Sep. 12, 2016, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies and the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) announced that Northwood University students Norma Benavides and Isabelle Daoud have received the annual NAMAD Private Donor Scholarship. EFG Companies, NAMAD and Northwood created the scholarship in 2015 to ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
Read More
Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
Read More
Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
Read More
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
Read More
Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner
In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
Read More
Case Management Made Easy: Harnessing the Power of Technology
Lenders are grappling with record-high automotive loan delinquencies, all while navigating budget constraints, staffing shortages and more. To overcome these...
Read More
CFPB roundup: Consumer complaints near 1 million
Friday, Sep. 9, 2016, 03:07 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As the regulator handed out a $100 million penalty to Wells Fargo for activities not related to auto financing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau noted that the amount of complaints in its database continues to surge toward 1 million entries. ... [Read More]
E-Credit Express boosts dealer solution with NADA UCG data
Friday, Sep. 9, 2016, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automated, online lender management platform E-Credit Express (ECE) recently entered into an agreement with NADA Used Car Guide to speed up the used-vehicle sale and loan approval process. The integration of NADA Used Car Guide's values into the ECE platform ... [Read More]
3 ways to handle F&I negotiations
Thursday, Sep. 8, 2016, 02:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty acknowledged vehicle shoppers are looking for a bargain, and dealers are looking to turn a profit, meaning those two worlds collide during the art of negotiation. As experienced negotiators, GWC Warranty pointed out every sales and F&I professional ... [Read More]
GrooveCar names 5 new department heads
Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2016, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with introducing a new tool to help credit union members who are considering refinancing their vehicle installment contract, GrooveCar recently appointed five executives to new positions as part of its industry growth initiatives. In an effort to serve an ... [Read More]
RouteOne expands roles of 3 executives
Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2016, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne recently made a series of personnel moves aimed at further developing, strengthening and diversifying enterprise perspectives to best serve its customers who leverage its comprehensive platform of F&I solutions including digital retail, credit application, eContracting and compliance. RouteOne highlighted ... [Read More]
5 times more super-prime paper than deep subprime originated in Q2
Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2016, 02:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With used-vehicle financing leading the charge, Experian’s latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report showed finance companies booked significantly more contracts with super-prime customers during the second quarter than they did with deep subprime consumers. Creating what analysts called ... [Read More]
Dealertrack and F&I Express expand relationship to help stores and finance companies
Friday, Sep. 2, 2016, 02:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealertrack and F&I Express recently strengthened their partnership through the introduction of the latter's Express Recoveries Solution. The offering provides finance companies and consumers a refund of the unused portion of their aftermarket contracts. The service will be available through ... [Read More]
CU Direct reaches mid-year milestone
Friday, Sep. 2, 2016, 02:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CU Direct has reached a new milestone in auto loans, helping credit unions fund more than $16.1 billion in loans at the halfway point of the year. A provider of technology and automotive solutions for the credit union industry, CU ... [Read More]
X