StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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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
Top 10 cities where millennials want auto financing
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
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]
MaximTrak white paper explains benefits of digital F&I platforms
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new white paper from MaximTrak Technologies is geared to lead dealers into the present and future potential of digital F&I platforms for improving F&I profitability and customer satisfaction. This new report highlighted recent results of dealers using digital technologies ... [Read More]
Turning bad-debt losses into 6-figure state tax refunds
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Slater Moffat Associates, an accounting firm with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses reduce their tax liability, recently found a state tax policy that might help auto finance companies. The firm indicated finance companies that have experienced bad ... [Read More]
AutoFi gains $17M in investor financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoFi, an online point-of-sale financing solution meant to leverage potential buyers’ interest when they’re on the dealership website, recently announced that it raised $17 million in new financing and is live in the market. Crosslink Capital led the investment and ... [Read More]
Arbitration debate returns to Capitol Hill
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
One U.S. House Financial Services Committee member who possesses four decades of experience in the automotive space this week tried to pin down an outspoken advocate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal that would prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses, alluding ... [Read More]
Equifax & Moody’s Analytics experts on tap for upcoming CBA webinar
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Bankers Association is hosting a webinar featuring auto finance experts from Equifax and Moody’s Analytics. CBA officials said attendees can expect three main takeaways from the session, which is titled “Automotive Credit Trends and Lending Solutions to Improve Your ... [Read More]
Non-prime & subprime growth help open balances surpass $1 trillion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The surge of non-prime and subprime loans and leases helped to push Experian Automotive’s total open balance reading above the trillion dollar mark for the first time. According to the most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report released ... [Read More]
SCUSA uses data to defend non-prime reduction
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Santander Consumer USA president and chief executive officer Jason Kulas insisted the finance company has “more data than almost anyone else in the subprime space.” So when SCUSA cut back on its core non-prime retail originations by 15 percent during ... [Read More]
AUL successfully completes SOC 2 certification
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. recently completed the requirements for a Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 type II audit. Specifically targeting service firms with a focus on security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy, AUL highlighted SOC 2 is designed to meet the ... [Read More]
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