AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Despite some tighter underwriting subprime to see ‘new entrants’
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2015, 02:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps underwriting standards aren’t quite as relaxed now as they might have a been a few quarters ago, but Fitch Ratings still is expecting to see “new entrants” into subprime auto financing during the near term. Along with touching on ... [Read More]
The ‘real’ question about potential interest rate rise
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even one of the experts who specializes in the certified pre-owned vehicle market and is set to appear at Used Car Week for the fifth year in a row joined the discussion about what moves the Federal Reserve might make ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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CFPB receives 8 federal recommendations for complaint database
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Multiple industry associations disagree with how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau orchestrates its complaint database. Now a top federal examiner whose primary responsibility is “to detect and deter waste, fraud and abuse,” according to its own website, is questioning how ... [Read More]
BillingTree bolsters business development team
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BillingTree hired a director of new business development on Tuesday to focus on extending access to the company’s payment services and solutions to broader markets and industries, including auto finance. Taking on this post is Greg Mallin, whose position was ... [Read More]
Industry awaits Fed decision on interest rates
Monday, Sep. 14, 2015, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps auto finance companies will know more about interest rates this week since Stifel Nicolaus & Co. chief economist Lindsey Piegza called the upcoming meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee “arguably the most widely anticipated event in the aftermath ... [Read More]
Ally donates 3,000 new library books to Detroit Public Schools
Monday, Sep. 14, 2015, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In honor of local students going back to school, Ally Financial recently announced that it will be donating 3,000 new library books to schools in the Detroit Public School district. Officials highlighted elementary and middle school libraries throughout the district ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital rolls out operations in Ireland
Monday, Sep. 14, 2015, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital’s growth is blossoming beyond North America. Executives from NextGear Capital joined representatives from their NextGear Capital UK subsidiary and the Society of the Irish Motor Industry in Dublin on Monday to commemorate the company’s launch into Ireland. Officials ... [Read More]
2 dealers receive payments from Western Funding’s Triple Pay program
Friday, Sep. 11, 2015, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Western Funding announced the first two dealers to receive their second payment as part of its Triple Pay program. Officials explained Triple Pay is Western Funding’s unique program that can give dealers the opportunity to build a portfolio of accounts ... [Read More]
Reynolds F&I library now available for Tennessee
Friday, Sep. 11, 2015, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, Reynolds and Reynolds launched the Reynolds LAW Tennessee F&I Library, a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance documents available to automobile retailers in Tennessee. The F&I resource for dealerships in the Volunteer State extended Reynolds’ ... [Read More]
CFPB penalizes 2 debt buyers; action tops $70M
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015, 06:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action on Wednesday against the nation’s two largest debt buyers and collectors for allegedly using deceptive tactics to collect bad debts, which may have included auto finance recoveries. The bureau found that Encore Capital ... [Read More]
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