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
EFG Companies & Northwood create F&I Innovator of the Year competition
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, 04:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
EFG Companies and Northwood University are collaborating again, this time for an F&I competition designed to “jolt” the industry into a higher standard of innovation. A new accolade to be held annually, officials highlighted the F&I Innovator of the Year program will ... [Read More]
CU Direct Connect develops custom risk score with FICO
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, 04:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CU Direct Connect (CUDC), a participant in the Colorado automotive financing market that provides indirect services to credit unions and dealers, announced the upcoming availability of a custom auto loan risk score designed by FICO. Officials highlighted this new score ... [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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Auto defaults move ‘scant’ higher from low point
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, 02:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Contrary to what happens most times when the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices are updated, the auto loan component made a move upward on a sequential basis while the other four elements watched by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian ... [Read More]
Former Treasury official takes over as ABA president & CEO
Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A former Senate-confirmed Treasury Department official took the reins as president and chief executive officer of the American Bankers Association on Monday. Back in May, ABA board of directors unanimously selected Rob Nichols to succeed former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, ... [Read More]
The case for making the shift to eContracting
Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, 03:12 PM
Michael Collins, Dealertrack Technologies
Thanks to technology, today people look for speed and efficiency in everything they do more than ever before — and the car buying process is no exception. Carrying the stigma of being time-consuming, even called “painful” by customers, how can ... [Read More]
20 years and counting: The strong bond of credit unions & dealers
Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, 03:06 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Perhaps another component of why credit unions are so aggressive in expanding their auto portfolios is their collective relationship with dealerships is as good as it’s ever been. That’s the sentiment conveyed by CU Direct executive vice president Jerry Neemann when ... [Read More]
Exeter adds former Capital One executive
Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance Corp. appointed a former Capital One executive to the post of executive vice president, analytics and marketing. Taking on this role effective on Monday was Brian Donohue, who Exeter highlighted as an accomplished financial services executive with broad ... [Read More]
48% of credit unions surveyed say auto is top growth segment
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
TransUnion’s data shows credit union auto loan origination volume grew at a rate more than double the pace of the entire industry. Findings from a survey of 90 credit union executives TransUnion released this week also highlighted these institutions’ appetite ... [Read More]
SCUSA still confident of future despite CFPB allegations
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 03:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Santander Consumer USA Holdings evidently isn’t rattled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau turning over allegations to the Department of Justice about how the finance company conducts its business. SCUSA shared details about the pair of allegations the CFPB made ... [Read More]
CTOs from NextGear Capital & KAR among Indianapolis honorees
Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital chief technology officer Bryan Everly recently was named CTO of the Year by the Indianapolis Business Journal and TechPoint, while Peter Kelly of KAR Auction Services was among the finalists. The company highlighted Everly, who took home the award ... [Read More]
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