Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Dealers already wary about interest-rate impact watch Fed pass on chance for adjustment
Thursday, Jun. 18, 2026, 10:13 AM
ANV Group Holdings to take Open Lending private via all-cash tender offer
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:30 AM
Agora Data & GWC Warranty partner to streamline dealer offerings of VSC & GAP
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:28 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
Westlake & RouteOne partner to boost dealer service
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In another effort to implement cost-saving and innovative technology-based initiatives to foster business and meet the demands of its expanding customer base, Westlake Financial Services is now available on RouteOne’s eContracting platform. This development arrives not long after Westlake announced ... [Read More]
CBC integrates The Work Number from Equifax
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, credit report and compliance solutions provider Credit Bureau Connection (CBC) rolled out dealer access to income and employment data instantly, at point-of-sale through The Work Number, an Equifax service. CBC highlighted that having fast access to income and ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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MaximTrak launches new content-driven website to help dealers
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As dealerships continue to modernize and position their F&I services to deliver a more engaging and compliant customer experience in less time, their need for timely information, best practices and how-to tips is increasing. In response, MaximTrak Technologies, an F&I ... [Read More]
3 trends show strong financing market
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 07:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Recent data and analysis from the American Bankers Association, Cox Automotive and KeyBanc Capital Markets all point toward healthy ongoing performance and a positive outlook for the auto finance market. According to results from the American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit ... [Read More]
Path to improve both collections & customer experience
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 07:15 PM
Steve Levine and Susan Perlmutter, Sigma Payment Solutions
Creditors, servicers and collectors need to quickly re-evaluate their approach to how they interact with consumers in the wake of the Westlake Financial Services/Wilshire Consumer Credit consent decree with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Much like DriveTime and other scary ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s new scoring tool blends 2 data sets together
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 02:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
TransUnion made quite a claim about the new solution it rolled out on Thursday, a tool that can combine both time-series credit bureau data and alternative data sources. One of the leaders of TransUnion’s team that spent more than 10 ... [Read More]
NADA sends another document request to CFPB
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 02:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association is again trying to leverage the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain sensitive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau material that made its way to the media. This week, NADA asked the CFPB to release internal ... [Read More]
3 executives receive AFSA Distinguished Service Awards
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 02:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week as a part of the American Financial Services Association’s 99th annual meeting in Boston, the organization honored three members with its highest accolade, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Receiving the honors were Stevan Schmelzer, Jim Sheeran and Glen ... [Read More]
CFPB considering arbitration clause rules
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now using the phrase “free pass” to describe how some finance companies include arbitration clauses in their vehicle installment contracts. As a result, the CFPB announced on Wednesday that the agency is considering proposing ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo Dealer Services expands in Texas
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 03:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Wells Fargo spokesperson Natalie Brown told SubPrime Auto Finance News late this summer that the company doesn’t “grow for growth’s sake.” So it’s likely the company made a concerted effort with its due diligence as it opened its 57th regional ... [Read More]
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