StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
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
Northwood students receive EFG-NAMAD scholarship
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies and the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) announced that Northwood University students Norma Benavides and Isabelle Daoud have received the annual NAMAD Private Donor Scholarship. EFG Companies, NAMAD and Northwood created the scholarship in 2015 to ... [Read More]
CFPB roundup: Consumer complaints near 1 million
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As the regulator handed out a $100 million penalty to Wells Fargo for activities not related to auto financing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau noted that the amount of complaints in its database continues to surge toward 1 million entries. ... [Read More]
E-Credit Express boosts dealer solution with NADA UCG data
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automated, online lender management platform E-Credit Express (ECE) recently entered into an agreement with NADA Used Car Guide to speed up the used-vehicle sale and loan approval process. The integration of NADA Used Car Guide's values into the ECE platform ... [Read More]
3 ways to handle F&I negotiations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty acknowledged vehicle shoppers are looking for a bargain, and dealers are looking to turn a profit, meaning those two worlds collide during the art of negotiation. As experienced negotiators, GWC Warranty pointed out every sales and F&I professional ... [Read More]
GrooveCar names 5 new department heads
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with introducing a new tool to help credit union members who are considering refinancing their vehicle installment contract, GrooveCar recently appointed five executives to new positions as part of its industry growth initiatives. In an effort to serve an ... [Read More]
RouteOne expands roles of 3 executives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne recently made a series of personnel moves aimed at further developing, strengthening and diversifying enterprise perspectives to best serve its customers who leverage its comprehensive platform of F&I solutions including digital retail, credit application, eContracting and compliance. RouteOne highlighted ... [Read More]
5 times more super-prime paper than deep subprime originated in Q2
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With used-vehicle financing leading the charge, Experian’s latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report showed finance companies booked significantly more contracts with super-prime customers during the second quarter than they did with deep subprime consumers. Creating what analysts called ... [Read More]
Dealertrack and F&I Express expand relationship to help stores and finance companies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealertrack and F&I Express recently strengthened their partnership through the introduction of the latter's Express Recoveries Solution. The offering provides finance companies and consumers a refund of the unused portion of their aftermarket contracts. The service will be available through ... [Read More]
CU Direct reaches mid-year milestone
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CU Direct has reached a new milestone in auto loans, helping credit unions fund more than $16.1 billion in loans at the halfway point of the year. A provider of technology and automotive solutions for the credit union industry, CU ... [Read More]
NAF Association annual survey now available
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association and the American Financial Services Association on Thursday announced the availability and launch of the 2016 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey. For 20 years the NAF Association has produced a report of the nonprime auto financing ... [Read More]
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