StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
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FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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
7 auto financing highlights from Used Car Week
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
To all the auto financing executives and experts who came to Las Vegas for Used Car Week, we thank you for making this year’s SubPrime Forum and Re3 Conference the most engaging and successful industry gatherings Cherokee Media Group has ... [Read More]
O’Donovan named Chase Auto Finance CEO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a document referenced in recent reports and also shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Chase Auto Finance named Mark O’Donovan as chief executive officer. O’Donovan succeeds Thasunda Duckett, who was named CEO of Chase’s consumer bank last month. ... [Read More]
Competition forces Nicholas Financial to make cuts
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Nicholas Financial top management explained intense competition for subprime paper triggered not only modifications of its infrastructure and human capital, but also how many contracts the finance company booked during the second quarter of its current fiscal year. The company ... [Read More]
Matrix Warranty Solutions now part of F&I Express network
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Officials announced this week that Matrix Warranty Solutions is now a part of the F&I Express network of more than 130 aftermarket service providers. Matrix Warranty Solutions highlighted that its programs are backed by a contractual liability insurance policy issued ... [Read More]
Current amount of subprime paper is ‘probably a good thing’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With subprime paper representing only about 16 percent of the total outstanding auto finance balance figure TransUnion reported for the third quarter, the bureau’s top industry analyst indicated that’s not too much lower-end paper currently in portfolios. “Overall, it’s probably ... [Read More]
Finance industry reaction to Trump victory
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The historic result of Tuesday’s presidential election created rippling reactions throughout the financial services community, with many organization leaders looking forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-led Congress. “I would say that just like the rest of the ... [Read More]
DealerVault claims 13 of top 25 dealer groups leverage its data platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to DealerVault, its objective is to protect the “dealership data goldmine.” It’s all of the customer data that might have arrived through website leads, the F&I office or the service drive. With some industry analysts’ expectations of customer data ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Q4 origination volume off to soft start
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While still making healthy gains in consolidated net income, Credit Acceptance chief executive officer Brett Roberts pointed to data the subprime finance company shared as part of its third-quarter financial statement to explain how competitive the market is to grow ... [Read More]
8 judges picked for F&I Innovator of the Year Competition
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
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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