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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TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
White Clarke Group appoints Weems as new marketing VP
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, 04:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, technology provider White Clarke Group announced the addition of Julie Weems to its North American team as vice president of marketing for the Americas. The company highlighted Weems, a marketing veteran in the auto finance industry, joins White ... [Read More]
Year-end auto defaults stay near usual level
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, 04:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto finance default rate reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for December fell in line at nearly the same reading as what analysts reported at the close of each of the previous two years. Data through December ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
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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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts urge compliance vigilance as Trump takes office
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, 04:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on Friday. But industry experts have warned dealerships and finance companies not to reduce their compliance efforts despite some deregulatory rhetoric that might have been shared during ... [Read More]
Roadster buying & leasing solution now integrated with F&I Express
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express recently announced that its finance and insurance platform is now integrated with Roadster, an eCommerce solutions provider for vehicle buying and leasing. Roadster’s dealerships now can provide buyers with accurate aftermarket product quotes and educational material using F&I ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings explains importance of alternative data in subprime auto ABS
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, 04:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with their latest assessment of the U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors, S&P Global Ratings analysts this week discussed how much alternative data has become a crucial component of their examination of subprime auto finance ... [Read More]
First Investors Financial Services leverages AutoGravity mobile technology
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, 04:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoGravity, a FinTech developer on a mission to transform auto financing by harnessing the power of the smartphone, this week announced a partnership with First Investors Financial Services, bringing the finance company’s indirect financing business onto the AutoGravity platform. The ... [Read More]
Equifax sees 1.5M consumers gaining more credit access
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In what the credit bureau thinks can be positive for the auto finance space, Equifax highlighted that its December 2016 Consumer Credit Impact analysis found that trended credit data used alongside a consumer’s traditional credit report could improve access to ... [Read More]
From the editor: Hudson’s latest book is a must read
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, 04:08 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When reading through an email message or some other kind of material, the voice of the person who compiled it will stream through my mind if I know the individual’s tone and delivery. Not sure if this phenomena happens to ... [Read More]
Industry notes: PassTime to aid credit unions; Heritage Acceptance’s new VSC offering
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Announcements recently arrived involving PassTime GPS, Heritage Acceptance and Sword Apak. LEVERAGE, the service corporation of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU) that equips credit union partners with products and services to fulfill day-to-day needs, named PassTime ... [Read More]
The key to auto finance in 2017: Technology
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, 03:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts from Equifax, Fiserv and J.D. Power all agree: Technology is going to be the catalyst to keeping the financing cog in the automotive retail machine humming in 2017 at least near the level dealerships, finance companies and other service ... [Read More]
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