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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
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
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
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
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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

CFPB takes $23M action against TransUnion & Equifax

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Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 05:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an action one of the credit bureaus acknowledged through a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau confirmed on Tuesday that it took action against Equifax, TransUnion and their subsidiaries for what they regulator ... [Read More]

Industry notes: Updates from Reynolds, U Drive Acceptance & FICO

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Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 05:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Before the year closed, Reynolds and Reynolds added to its collection of libraries of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for dealers while a subprime finance company serving the Midwest — U Drive Acceptance — moved into new ... [Read More]

Ally set to finance $600M in Carvana contracts

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Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nearly a year after doubling the floor plan credit line for online retailer Carvana, Ally Financial announced a new agreement with the company on Wednesday where the finance company will make up to $600 million available to Carvana during the ... [Read More]

Auto finance news you might have missed to close 2016

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Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the staff at SubPrime Auto Finance News fresh for 2017, we gathered up some noteworthy announcements that arrived while we celebrated the close of a great year with family and friends. Among some of the highlights that came during ... [Read More]

3 more views of what Fed rate hike & forecast mean

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Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Three economists who regularly share their assessments with SubPrime Auto Finance News dissected the Federal Reserve’s actions this week, which at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled Federal Open Market Committee meeting included the raising of the federal funds rate ... [Read More]

Equifax adds income & employment verifications into dealer service finance platforms

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Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax announced on Thursday that it is powering a new solution designed to help dealerships to verify a potential buyer’s stated income and employment. The solution is fueled by accessing The Work Number, a database of employer-provided income and employment ... [Read More]

Why delinquencies could reach 1.4% in 2017

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Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, 04:36 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Casual observers might panic when they see TransUnion’s expectations for 2016 to close with a 7.0 percent year-over-year increase in the 60-day delinquency rate along with that reading set to approach the highest level in eight years by the time ... [Read More]

EFG & Northwood highlight F&I Innovator of the Year winner

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Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies and Northwood University on Wednesday announced the selection of Team Vigilance as the winner of the 2016 F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition and the recipient of $25,000. Competition orchestrators highlighted that Team Vigilance utilized its millennial ... [Read More]

Considering what 25 bps interest rate uptick does to subprime activity

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Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, 04:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Comerica Bank explained why it continues to expect the Federal Reserve to increase the effective range of the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. Analysts indicated the Fed funds futures market placed an implied probability of 97.2 ... [Read More]

Risks from subprime? ‘Likely overstated’

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Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, 03:47 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
There is, admittedly, some “unease” about the health of the new-vehicle market in 2017, Scotiabank said in an analysis. Along with somewhat disappointing third-quarter earnings from an automaker, increases in repossessions and subprime auto finance delinquencies have spurred this concern in ... [Read More]

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