July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
AFG adds 4 credit unions, 1 bank to client stable
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group (AFG), one of the nation’s leading sources of residual based financing and vehicle remarketing for financial institutions, recently announced first-quarter growth figures, revealing increasing momentum in new customer signings. Since January, AFG reported that it has signed ... [Read More]
5 tips to verify candidate’s competency
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel chief executive officer Don Jasensky acknowledged one of the most difficult challenges during the candidate-evaluation process is to determine whether the individual seeking the position at your firm actually can handle all of the demands and responsibilities asked ... [Read More]
Floyd’s post-retirement activity continues by joining DIMONT board
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
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]
Westlake contracts with Jensen to expand strategic accounts
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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