StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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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
Fitch cautious about summertime subprime ABS movement
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings shared its latest update on the topic becoming more of a pressing issue for finance company executives this year — the performance of subprime auto loan ABS. While analysts noticed overall losses and delinquencies improved again in May, ... [Read More]
RouteOne eContracting now available to all Southeast Toyota Finance dealers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The stream of developments from RouteOne continued on Tuesday as the company expanded its partnership with Southeast Toyota Finance, the provider of automotive financing for 176 Toyota dealers in the southeastern United States. The expansion includes eContracting on RouteOne’s automotive ... [Read More]
Auto defaults dip again as composite rate sets 10-year low
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As the overall default reading recorded its lowest point dating back a decade, the auto loan segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices made another move away from the 1-percent level in May, dipping 5 basis points below the ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty expands F&I product offerings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, the used vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance products provider for dealers, recently announced an expansion of its product set. Highlighting the changes to GWC’s product set are upgraded terms for exclusionary coverage levels. GWC is now ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS promotes Dufalo to be CTO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Robert Dufalo has a new title with defi SOLUTIONS as the company recently elevated the tech industry veteran to be its new chief technology officer. Dufalo previously was director of quality for the browser-based loan origination system. In addition to ... [Read More]
GAO gives CFPB 5 more recommendations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray has five more chores on his to-do list courtesy of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Within the week of its contract spending strategy being revealed through the federally mandated website USASpending.gov, the ... [Read More]
RouteOne finalizes executive team with new CTO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rounding out the newest member of its leadership contingent, RouteOne’s board of directors on Thursday appointed Chris Irving as its chief technology officer in the latest move with new chief executive officer Justin Oesterle at the controls of the platform ... [Read More]
SCUSA’s Kulas sees benefits of added compliance burden
Jim Henry, Correspondent
Rising compliance costs could be a blessing in disguise for big, established subprime auto finance companies, said Jason Kulas, chief executive officer of Dallas-based Santander Consumer USA. That’s because in the long run the cost of meeting tougher regulations could ... [Read More]
SouthWest Dealer Services appoints new CEO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, SouthWest Dealer Services — an independent full-service provider of F&I products and services to dealers — announced that SWDS Holdings’ board of directors appointed Vernon Leake as chief executive officer. Leake succeeds Eric Hamann, who will now serve ... [Read More]
How captives & tech entrepreneurs can solve digital challenges
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
White Clarke Group acknowledged that it seemed like just a few months ago that experts thought auto finance companies would inevitably lose their businesses to technology-savvy new players entering the market as disruptors. The company predicted these new entrants would ... [Read More]
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