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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Former Amazon exec to oversee HR for Credit Acceptance
Wednesday, Sep. 23, 2026, 09:51 AM
Atlanticus exits auto finance by completing sale of CAR
Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2026, 09:25 AM
Multiple industry associations cheer CFPB director nomination advancement by Senate committee
Monday, Sep. 21, 2026, 10:33 AM
Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics Returns to Show
Our “PAL” Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics is back on the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his work on remarketing industry committees and conferences, top issues and hot topics in auto transport and much more. The interview is ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
Measure to rescind CFPB guidance moves beyond House committee
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
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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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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Vero creates new provider after acquiring Fidelis PPM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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