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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Ally chairman ‘frustrated with market perception’

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Monday, Mar. 21, 2016, 09:03 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While currently holding the top market share position in retail auto financing, Ally Financial said late on Monday that it will appoint a new independent director to its board of directors in a strongly worded announcement where the chairman described ... [Read More]

21.7% of all auto loans fell into subprime

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Monday, Mar. 21, 2016, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to the February Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report, 2015 marked another strong year for the auto loan market as originations increased year-over-year, while the mix of loans across the entire credit spectrum held for the fourth year in ... [Read More]

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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Equifax cautious about overacting to Fitch ABS report

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Monday, Mar. 21, 2016, 03:21 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When Fitch Ratings reported recently that U.S. subprime auto ABS delinquencies ballooned to levels not seen in almost 20 years, the development sparked plenty of industry reaction. To clarify whether or not this market segment is in a profound tailspin, ... [Read More]

Another bill & CFPB clash with House lawmakers

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Friday, Mar. 18, 2016, 02:58 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Vehicle financing continued to be one of the more bandied about topics on Capitol Hill in recent days. First, a member of the U.S. Senate introduced legislation to bring what the National Automobile Dealers Association called “transparency and accountability” to ... [Read More]

ACA, Westlake settle in Massachusetts, agree to pay $7.4M in relief

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Thursday, Mar. 17, 2016, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Credit Acceptance and Westlake Financial Services agreed this week to provide a total of $7.4 million in relief to thousands of Massachusetts consumers over allegations by the state’s attorney general that they charged “excessive” interest rates on their subprime ... [Read More]

TransUnion touts ease of use for new data solution

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Thursday, Mar. 17, 2016, 03:59 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
TransUnion named its newest suite of solutions Prama, which in Sanskrit means the source for accurate and valid knowledge about the world. No matter if they speak English, Spanish, French or even Sanskrit, TransUnion’s Steve Chaouki insisted that finance company executives — ... [Read More]

Grubb’s 3-point message to Exeter board & workforce

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Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016, 03:48 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jason Grubb conveyed a similar message not only to the board of directors that hired him to be the chief executive officer of Exeter Finance, but also the workforce of nearly 1,000 employees that he became entrusted with overseeing about ... [Read More]

3 enhanced relationships for F&I Express

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Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The past week represented a busy time of relationship building and integrations for F&I Express, which highlighted developments with Dominion Dealer Solutions, Pearl Technology Holdings and Capital Companies. The string aimed at helping dealership finance managers and other store personnel ... [Read More]

7 questions from AFSA & CBA about potential FTC survey

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Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2016, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the Federal Trade Commission gearing up for a potential survey of consumers who recently bought a vehicle and financed that purchase through a dealer, the American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Bankers Association recently submitted a letter to ... [Read More]

Subprime auto ABS delinquency level not seen since 1996

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Monday, Mar. 14, 2016, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings pointed to three reasons why delinquencies on U.S. subprime auto ABS have eclipsed 2009 recessionary levels and are now at a level not seen in nearly two decades. On Monday, analysts indicated subprime delinquencies of 60 days or ... [Read More]
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