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
8 judges picked for F&I Innovator of the Year Competition
Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, 05:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies, together with Northwood University, recently announced the judging panel in the 2016 F&I Innovator of the Year competition. Representing all automotive brands spanning across the country, the eight-member blue-ribbon judging panel brings extensive experience and expertise in understanding ... [Read More]
Average balances hit highest point in 7 years
Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, 05:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to TransUnion’s Q3 2016 Industry Insights Report powered by Prama analytics, total auto financing balances grew by 9 percent year-over-year during the third quarter. TransUnion pegged the total balance reading at $1.1 trillion, up from $1.01 trillion in Q3 ... [Read More]
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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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Auto ABS losses climb for 3rd straight month
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With one subprime metric jumping to the second-highest point in 15 years, the latest monthly auto loan ABS index from Fitch Ratings released this week showed that losses for U.S. auto ABS continue their steady climb. As a result, analysts noticed ... [Read More]
DRN participating in free webinar to make repossessions more efficient
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SubPrime Forum presenting sponsor Digital Recognition Network (DRN) is participating in a free webinar to help finance companies and repossession agents to be more efficient and save precious time — and money — by better using their historical license plate ... [Read More]
PointPredictive finds fraud in auto financing & mortgages follows similar risk patterns
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, 04:23 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PointPredictive, a provider of machine learning fraud solutions, recently announced the results of a new study that detected high levels of fraud in early payment auto finance contract defaults. The firm explained its study encompassed data from millions of auto ... [Read More]
Prestige Financial completes $343M portfolio securitization
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, 04:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Prestige Financial Services recently completed its 15th rated term securitization, issuing $343.6 million in securities backed by $369.46 million in automobile installment receivables. In a transaction led jointly by Wells Fargo Securities and J.P. Morgan Securities, the finance company highlighted ... [Read More]
For finance companies, just keep on keeping on
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, 01:38 PM
Steve Roennau , EFG Companies
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has not come out unscathed in the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal. While some say the CFPB’s enforcement action demonstrates a need to strengthen the agency, others use the scandal as a case ... [Read More]
JM&A Group, Volvo team up for F&I product offerings
Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I product provider JM&A Group recently entered into an agreement with Volvo Car USA to provide a full suite of branded F&I products for new and used vehicles to more than 300 Volvo dealers nationally. Through Volvo’s branded F&I program ... [Read More]
GM Financial’s North American originations hit new high
Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, 02:32 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
General Motors Financial generated the most North American originations in a single quarter ever while continuing to compile more prime paper than subprime contracts in the process. President and chief executive officer Dan Berce highlighted that the captive’s North American ... [Read More]
Securitization roundup: $550M closed by CPS & Credit Acceptance
Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings keeping close watch of how the auto ABS market is behaving, two finance companies that have conducted several rounds of securitizations — Consumer Portfolio Services and Credit Acceptance — recently added more offerings. ... [Read More]
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