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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
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
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
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
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
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

Blue Bridge Financial joins NIADA as a national member benefit partner

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For stores looking to diversify their offering or potentially expand or revamp their facilities, Blue Bridge Financial, a direct lender and national provider of small business financing, joined with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as NIADA's latest National Member ... [Read More]

AAGI mobile app eliminates need for ‘paper contracts in glovebox’

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Auto Guardian — a provider in developing, marketing and administering vehicle service contracts and other automotive aftermarket products — rolled out its newly developed mobile application to its agents during the company’s product launch earlier this month. Company officials ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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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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Just 37% of buyers completely satisfied with time spent in F&I

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the proliferation of tablets and other technology that make consumers' lives easier, digitizing the F&I process can have lasting, positive impacts on customer satisfaction for dealerships, according to a new study from MakeMyDeal and F&I Express. Titled, "The Digital ... [Read More]

BillingTree completes examination for SSAE No. 16

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, 03:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SubPrime Forum exhibitor BillingTree recently completed its examination in conformity with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization for the period from May 1 of last year through April 20 of ... [Read More]

GrooveCar Direct partners with 2 more credit unions

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct is expanding again through a pair of new partnerships to bolster its vehicle-buying resource for the nation’s credit union industry. Coming aboard the platform are Service 1st Credit Union of Tampa, Fla., as well as Long Island Realtors ... [Read More]

Gap between new- & used-vehicle payments climbs beyond $100

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Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, 01:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The gap between averages associated with new-vehicle installment contracts and used-vehicle deals continues to widen, while the total amount financed as well as stretching terms are on the rise, too. The industry reached a point on Thursday where Experian Automotive ... [Read More]

2015 depreciation to have minimal impact on ABS losses

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Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book is projecting that vehicle depreciation will be relatively stable in 2015 — coming in between 14.0 percent and 14.5 percent by the end of year. As a result, Fitch Ratings believes the depreciation movement will result in only ... [Read More]

Similar philosophies bring Chase & Enterprise together

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Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 03:50 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
In a move that came together since the companies do not have “philosophical differences on how to treat the customer,” Enterprise Car Sales now has the equivalent of a captive to help deliver its off-rental vehicles to buyers through a ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty’s 3 latest efforts to help independent stores

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Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 03:48 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
GWC Warranty chief executive officer and president Rob Glander insisted the company’s bread-and-butter customers are dealer clients who are those small- to medium-sized independent dealerships that might not move as much metal as the big franchised stores but still want ... [Read More]

Equifax enhances lost sales tool with Black Book data

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Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies wondering about which competitors are booking the deals they believe they should be originating now can tap an enhanced solution to find answers. Through a partnership with Black Book, Equifax on Wednesday introduced new features to its Lost ... [Read More]
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