StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
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
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Southeast Toyota Finance Activates RouteOne Platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RouteOne announced that Southeast Toyota Finance, the provider of financing to 176 Toyota dealers in the Southeast, elected to activate RouteOne’s automotive finance platform. RouteOne’s credit application system is designed to be complimentary to dealers and can provide ... [Read More]
CIADA Taps Auto Data Direct as Exclusive ELT Provider
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With new state compliance demands coming at the beginning of next year, the Carolinas Independent Auto Dealers Association (CIADA) recently selected Auto Data Direct (ADD) as its exclusive vendor for the pending requirement for electronic lien and title (ELT) filing. ... [Read More]
Analysis of Latest House Action on Disparate Impact
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Compliance Consultants insisted that contrary to recent developments on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote to eliminate the Department of Justice’s use of disparate impact does not negate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s use of the legal ... [Read More]
Auto/Mate, Ristken Finalize Integration
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems recently announced that Ristken Software Services integrated its core enterprise level technology solutions for dealerships with Auto/Mate’s dealership management system (DMS). Officials indicated Ristken’s MenuPro and Pro Tracking platforms, as well as its eBusiness Service Provider Access ... [Read More]
Hyundai Capital America Receives 2 Diversity Awards
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Captive finance company Hyundai Capital America (HCA), which does business as Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance, highlighted its recent diversity award winners. HCA gathered accolades from two different outlets. The company said Karen Moon, HCA's vice president of servicing ... [Read More]
Why Ongoing Subprime Volume Surge is ‘Natural’
Nick Zulovich, Editor
When Equifax auto finance leader Lou Loquasto went into a gathering of state and federal regulators hosted by the American Financial Services Association this week, he arrived with the freshest data the credit reporting agency released just a couple of ... [Read More]
FactorTrust Adds AFS Acceptance as New Client
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FactorTrust, a provider of underbanked consumer data, analytics and risk scoring solutions on those underserved by traditional banking channels, announced this week that subprime auto finance company AFS Acceptance is its newest client. Utilizing FactorTrust’s proprietary data and custom scoring ... [Read More]
F&I Express Explains Risk of Unpaid Customer Refunds
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express executive vice president Rich Apicella cautioned auto finance companies about the need to track down and distribute customer refunds for cancelled ancillary products. Otherwise, Apicella warned that finance companies run the risk of penalties from regulators. As part ... [Read More]
Free FICO Webinar to Give 6 Tips to Boost Portfolio Performance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the auto finance industry continues through an era of record growth, FICO acknowledged the challenges finance companies face have even greater ramifications. FICO stressed that finance companies need to align customer risk with operational efforts while providing exceptional customer ... [Read More]
Equifax Sees Subprime Originations Rising & Overall Delinquencies Declining
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the number of subprime loans originated year-to-date approaching the 1-million mark, the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report indicated severe delinquency rates are the lowest they have been in nearly a decade. Equifax reported the severe delinquency rate ... [Read More]
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