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Jessica Gonzalez of InformedIQ on growing ‘AI and fraud fatigue’
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jessica Gonzalez, vice president of customer success and general manager of automotive at InformedIQ, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to describe growing “AI and fraud fatigue” and other topics connected with auto finance. Listen Here
Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here

Measure to rescind CFPB guidance moves beyond House committee

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Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 08:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a development cheered by the National Automobile Dealers Association, a proposal to modify how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversees indirect auto financing took one step forward on Wednesday, moving beyond the House Financial Services Committee now to be ... [Read More]

Total outstanding auto balances top $1 trillion

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Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 03:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Equifax deputy chief economist Dennis Carlson used imagery of the plumbing that might be in your home to describe the industry surpassing $1 trillion in outstanding auto loan balances in June. The credit bureau’s data showed total outstanding balances on ... [Read More]

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Vero creates new provider after acquiring Fidelis PPM

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Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vero Products — a provider of in vehicle after-market solutions and services and a division of CU Direct — acquired Fidelis PPM this week to form a new company focused on pre-paid maintenance (PPM). As a result of the acquisition, ... [Read More]

Study shows how unaware consumers are of interest rate impact

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Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a national survey commissioned by Carvana, consumers still are uninformed about the total costs associated with the interest rate connected to their vehicle installment contract. Carvana — a completely online vehicle retailer backed by DriveTime and launched two ... [Read More]

CFPB denies NADA request for leaked memo

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Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2015, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau blocked access to information the National Automobile Dealers Association sought. NADA officials said the CFPB rejected a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to release a memorandum that they believe can show the bureau ... [Read More]

2 elements that help dealers in non-prime financing

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Monday, Jul. 27, 2015, 04:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Michael Buckingham, senior director of the auto finance practice at J.D. Power, acknowledged dealers and finance companies already know that trying to get a new-vehicle contract completed for a customers with a soft credit profile can be “tricky.” So when ... [Read More]

Appeals court overturns previous decision questioning CFPB constitutionality

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Monday, Jul. 27, 2015, 04:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If members of Congress wanted more ammunition for a crusade to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, perhaps a three-judge panel on the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals provided just the thing. An opinion released ... [Read More]

Auto loan defaults sink to new low in June

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Friday, Jul. 24, 2015, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
June’s auto loan metrics bucked the trends seen in other credit markets to register a new historical low, according to the latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. Analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian noticed the auto loan default ... [Read More]

CFPB fills top 2 posts on acting basis

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Friday, Jul. 24, 2015, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made temporary adjustments to fill the role of its deputy director who resigned last week, a pair of Texas lawmakers introduced a proposal to eliminate the CFPB altogether. With deputy director Steve Antonakes departing the ... [Read More]

F&I Express unveils tool to watch margins for compliance

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Friday, Jul. 24, 2015, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express recently launched what’s being dubbed CompliPrice, a cloud-based tool aimed to help stores ensure profits on aftermarket insurance products are compliant with dealer and finance companies compliance policies, and potential guidelines from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The ... [Read More]

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