NAF Association installs new board leadership to finish successful 30th annual conference
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APCO Holdings gets back into acquisition mode with Georgia on its mind
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This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
COMMENTARY: Inventory acquisition in the AI age
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 01:00 PM
AI at car dealerships: a ‘crawl, walk, run’ evolution with data at foundation
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 11:54 AM
Marketing for car dealerships in the age of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 11:34 AM
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
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Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: The new definition of value in used-car retailing and the role of compliance
For this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, GWC Warranty senior vice president and managing director James Virgoe shared some of his personal experiences of buying a vehicle earlier this year to illustrate how the definition of “value” ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 12:47 PM
Average amounts financed climb again in Q1
Thursday, Jun. 2, 2016, 05:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With retail prices rising, Experian Automotive reported the average loan amount and monthly payment for used and new vehicles continued to trend upward. According to its most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian indicated on Thursday that ... [Read More]
TransUnion CreditVision to power FICO Auto Score 9 XT
Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2016, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to strengthen finance companies’ underwriting of potential customers with soft credit histories, TransUnion and FICO on Wednesday rolled out the availability of FICO Auto Score 9 XT based on TransUnion CreditVision trended data. The firms highlighted the ... [Read More]
2 trends being watched by NAF Association members
Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2016, 03:09 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jack Tracey, executive director of the National Automotive Finance Association, described the relationship between member finance companies and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as not exactly deteriorating but not necessarily improving significantly, either. He explained to SubPrime Auto Finance News ... [Read More]
Internet Brands acquires Auto Credit Express
Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2016, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Subprime automotive financing technology firm Auto Credit Express has been acquired by Internet Brands — a company that includes vehicle listing provider CarsDirect — according to an announcement posted on Wednesday morning. Executives said the deal immediately bolsters Internet Brands’ presence ... [Read More]
Upcoming issue to spotlight Trailblazers, Innovators, Disruptors
Tuesday, May. 31, 2016, 01:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Successful chief executive officers often emphasize that their companies are only as successful as the quality and dedication of their managers and other crucial personnel. In an effort to highlight the critical team members who are helping finance companies, dealerships ... [Read More]
CFPB roundup: Complaint update & new House bill
Friday, May. 27, 2016, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two developments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau front arose this week. First, the CFPB shared its monthly complaint database update. Then, another U.S. House committee took a swing a changing how the bureau operates. For its May update, the ... [Read More]
Fitch spots sequential improvement in subprime auto ABS
Friday, May. 27, 2016, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest monthly index from Fitch Ratings indicated delinquencies and losses fell again for both U.S. prime and subprime auto ABS last month, though analysts noted losses are still higher year-over-year. Fitch reported that subprime 60-day delinquencies declined 11 percent ... [Read More]
Auto originations jump 84% after mortgage payoff
Thursday, May. 26, 2016, 04:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Charlie Wise, vice president of TransUnion’s innovative solutions group, acknowledged that if auto finance executives examine industry-wide data, it’s likely they will focus their attention on vehicle financing, watching metrics such as originations and delinquencies. But Wise suggested that auto ... [Read More]
Top 10 cities where millennials want auto financing
Wednesday, May. 25, 2016, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new study by LendingTree showed millennials in three Midwestern areas are seeking auto loans more often than their counterparts in any of the nation’s top 50 cities. Dealerships and their finance companies might be seeing more activity from consumers ... [Read More]
S&P, Fitch discuss investors’ ongoing ABS concerns
Wednesday, May. 25, 2016, 02:47 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
What’s happening with subprime auto ABS continues to be on the minds of investors, according to recent analysis from both Standard & Poor’s as well as Fitch Ratings. In fact, S&P Global Ratings released another report this week with what ... [Read More]
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