July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Compliance diary post No. 1: That’s a lot of information
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Patty Covington cautioned me beforehand that the opening module of the National Automotive Finance Association’s Consumer Credit Compliance Certification Program would be like drinking from a firehose. Well, she didn’t exaggerate. However, the way she and fellow instructor Eric Johnson ... [Read More]
TransUnion finds 9.3M consumers couldn’t handle rate rise
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the Federal Reserve chose again to pass on moving interest rates higher, research from TransUnion found that up to 92 million credit-active consumers would experience some type of monthly debt service payment increase if policymakers had raised interest rates ... [Read More]
Intellaegis gains new chairman
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intellaegis is getting new board chairman: former Exeter Finance Corp. chief executive officer and board member Mark Floyd. This news came as part of an announcement from Exeter on Thursday. The specialty auto finance company said that former GE Capital executive ... [Read More]
6 dealer groups represented in EFG/Northwood F&I competition
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, EFG Companies and Northwood University announced the student competitors and F&I mentors participating in the second annual F&I Innovator of the Year competition. Vying for $25,000 in prize money, this year’s 18 contestants hail from Arizona, California, Illinois, ... [Read More]
FactorTrust explains who CreditClimbers are
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FactorTrust is looking for finance companies to add another consumer definition to their lexicon, encouraging lenders to examine the underbanked population with a new lens. FactorTrust is advocating that the 113 million U.S. consumers with FICO credit scores currently below 700 ... [Read More]
Tile & Axiom partner for lost key product F&I managers can upsell
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tile, a Silicon Valley-based smart location company, and Axiom Product Administration, a finance and insurance (F&I) product company, recently signed an exclusive distribution partnership to help protect individuals from the stress and expense of losing their vehicle keys. The Revolution ... [Read More]
5 elements GSFSGroup Dealer Executive Dashboard can generate
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GSFSGroup, a nationwide provider and administrator of F&I products and hiring solutions for the automotive industry, recently launched what the company is calling the Dealer Executive Dashboard. It’s a flexible online data solution that can offer GSFSGroup dealers and agents ... [Read More]
August auto defaults rise 8 basis points
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While noting that outstanding balances are at an all-time high, auto defaults moved higher again in August, but not to a degree to trigger an alarm from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. The auto segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer ... [Read More]
FTC still seeking public comment about proposed financing survey
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a second Federal Register Notice (FRN) on a proposed qualitative survey of consumers to learn about their experiences in buying and financing vehicles at dealerships, and is seeking clearance from the Office of Management ... [Read More]
AFG recent growth includes 6 more credit unions using balloon program
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — highlighted its summer growth figures this week, revealing increasing momentum in new customer signings with AFG's Balloon Lending program. ... [Read More]
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