Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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AFSA offers 8 recommendations to smooth CFPB complaint database issues
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 09:39 AM
Experian: Subprime financing originated during a Q4 climbs to highest level in four years
Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026, 11:06 AM
Used Car Summit’s auto finance roundtable to foster conversations about collections, risk management & more
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 02:44 PM
Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Patrick Manzi, who is the chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi , who got his first subscription to Car and Driver in his early teens, talks ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
Another bill & CFPB clash with House lawmakers
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
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]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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TransUnion touts ease of use for new data solution
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
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
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
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
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]
Ally Financial’s consent solicitation & facility renewal
Monday, Mar. 14, 2016, 02:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with the renewal of an $11 billion credit facility, Ally Financial recently announced that it has commenced a consent solicitation from holders of record of its 8.000 percent notes due 2031. The move is being made to terminate the ... [Read More]
Cordray summoned back to Capitol Hill
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2016, 09:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After spending part of this week in Phoenix at the annual conference hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray will be back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his next appearance in front of ... [Read More]
SpringboardAuto.com finds another partner in credit union space
Thursday, Mar. 10, 2016, 09:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than a month after announcing an investment by CUNA Mutual Group, direct-to-consumer auto loan platform SpringboardAuto.com formed a partnership this week to enhance its position in the credit union space. SpringboardAuto.com created a relationship with MeridianLink — the developer ... [Read More]
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