This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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COMMENTARY: Record auto lending is putting a new premium on understanding the payment-first borrower
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, 10:19 AM
JM&A Group: Q3 data reinforces ‘value of a strong F&I strategy’
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TransUnion: Subprime auto originations climb for fifth consecutive quarter
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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
Average amount financed for new & used hits new record
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The amount of debt consumers are absorbing to acquire a new or used vehicle reached record highs during the fourth quarter, according to the latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report from Experian. With consumers turning to longer-term contracts ... [Read More]
Westlake leverages technology 2 ways to boost business
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services is looking to use a pair of technology advancements in an effort to drum up more business for the finance company that specializes in subprime retail installment contracts. First this week, Westlake launched an online indirect auto ... [Read More]
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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand
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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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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OnlineBKmanager.com celebrating 20th year in lead business
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bankruptcy lead provider OnlineBKmanager.com is celebrating 20 years of servicing dealerships with marketing material to dealerships who want to do business with individuals who either filed or had their bankruptcies discharged. “It is hard to believe it has been 20 ... [Read More]
Why contracts with potential Uber drivers contain extra risk
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps it’s not yet a significant risk threat to the overall health of auto finance company portfolios, but Experian Automotive’s Melinda Zabritski explained the possible problems if your customers are using the vehicle attached to the installment contract to drive ... [Read More]
3 components of Trump demands for regulator task forces
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
President Trump took aim again at government regulation with the executive order he signed on Friday. The latest action is requiring every agency to establish a regulatory reform task force “to eliminate red tape,” according to the White House. The ... [Read More]
Executive moves at National Auto Care & RoadVantage
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Care and RoadVantage each announced this week that executives with nearly 45 years of combined experience joined their management team. National Auto Care, an administrator of vehicle service contracts and ancillary products including the CarMark Certified Pre-Owned Program, ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS unveils new loan management system
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, defi SOLUTIONS rolled out its newest product offering defi SERVICING, a loan management and servicing system (LMS) along with an opportunity for auto finance companies to shape their roadmap for 2017. The company highlighted the defi SERVICING LMS ... [Read More]
2 experts examine CFPB appeals court matter
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two legal experts told SubPrime Auto Finance News that they were not surprised when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week granted a rehearing request for a case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ... [Read More]
EFG leverages industry veteran & technology to launch new dealer compliance training series
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Steve Roennau’s automotive career includes time as a training consultant for nearly a half dozen OEMs — Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. Roennau’s professional life also includes tenures in important roles at a dealership such as salesperson, used-car ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities with most & least auto finance debt
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
WalletHub recently released a report highlighting the top 20 cities where consumers took on the largest amount of financing to acquire a vehicle and where they also absorbed the least, generating extreme debt-to-income ratios. In order to identify the cities with the ... [Read More]
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