Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Dealers already wary about interest-rate impact watch Fed pass on chance for adjustment
Thursday, Jun. 18, 2026, 10:13 AM
ANV Group Holdings to take Open Lending private via all-cash tender offer
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:30 AM
Agora Data & GWC Warranty partner to streamline dealer offerings of VSC & GAP
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:28 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
Floyd’s post-retirement activity continues by joining DIMONT board
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Since retiring for the second time from Exeter Finance, Mark Floyd certainly doesn’t appear to be reducing his industry involvement much. DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services to the residential mortgage ... [Read More]
Maintaining auto payment no longer top consumer priority
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion discovered that maintaining payments on that vehicle installment contract no longer is the top priority when the holder hits a rough financial patch and has to adjust to being short on monthly income. When faced with the choice of ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
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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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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Westlake contracts with Jensen to expand strategic accounts
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 05:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The first two winners of the Subprime Auto Finance Executive of the Year presented during Used Car Week are collaborating to help increase business for Westlake Financial Services. Westlake announced this week that the finance company recently contracted Bill Jensen ... [Read More]
6 recommendations to CFPB regarding alternative data
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes a closer look at alternative data, the American Bankers Association delivered an eight-page comment letter containing a half dozen suggestions about the current and potential use of alternative data and modeling techniques in ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty revamps online Dealer Portal
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, this week released Dealer Portal 2.0 — the latest enhancement to GWC’s online e-contracting platform. The company indicated Dealer Portal 2.0 introduces to ... [Read More]
Auto finance helps to push total consumer debt to new high
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 01:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Even as TransUnion noted that auto finance origination volume appears to be losing a little steam, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Household Debt and Credit Report released on Wednesday showed how the balances consumers are absorbing for their ... [Read More]
PayLink Direct & Omnisure Group complete merger
Wednesday, May. 17, 2017, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PayLink Direct and Omnisure Group, two specialty finance and vehicle service contracts, recently merged to create one of the largest VSC payment plan providers in the United States. Rebecca Howard, co-founder and chief executive officer of PayLink Direct, and Paul ... [Read More]
Black Book unveils next generation ValuEngine platform
Wednesday, May. 17, 2017, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Black Book introduced its next generation ValuEngine platform with what the firm described as a new, easy-to-navigate web interface. Black Book reiterated ValuEngine is a real-time collateral valuation tool allowing automotive industry professionals, finance companies, OEMs and dealers the ability ... [Read More]
Largest sequential auto default drop in 5 years
Wednesday, May. 17, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As analysts discussed how commercial banks are viewing auto financing, they also spotted the largest sequential drop in the auto segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices in five years. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released its latest ... [Read More]
Seasonal factors trigger March auto ABS improvements
Tuesday, May. 16, 2017, 01:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings confirmed that typical seasonal impacts helped collateral performance in the U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors to improve in March relative to February. Analysts indicated in their latest report that losses, delinquencies and recoveries ... [Read More]
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