The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance of ... [Read More]
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It probably doesn’t take a doctorate in economics to make the connection of affordability challenges to another drop in average credit scores. Those trends are among the findings included in the spring 2026 edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive and S&P Global Ratings have tried to make credit market and other economic predictions in recent days. But experts acknowledged the war in the Middle East is presenting global automakers and suppliers with another layer of challenges in ... [Read More]
Edge Financial Services names Marohn as CEO to lead growth strategy
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 10:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Doug Marohn is back in a familiar role as a chief executive officer. The auto-finance executive who has been CEO of Nicholas Financial and Metrolina Credit Co., now is leading 1803 Capital, which does business as Edge Financial Services. Marohn’s ... [Read More]
Another former T-Mobile executive joins Credit Acceptance
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 10:54 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance created a new executive position last week and filled it with another professional whose career includes time with T-Mobile. The subprime auto finance company announced that Steffen Schumann has joined Credit Acceptance as chief business officer, reporting to ... [Read More]
NAF Association collecting nominations for awards to be given during 30th annual conference
Friday, Mar. 13, 2026, 11:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tom Hudson, Jim Bass, Gary Perdue and Suzi Straffon. The National Automotive Finance Association is looking to add to that list of award-winning professionals who have made meaningful contributions to the non-prime auto finance community. The NAF Association is now ... [Read More]
ARA refutes suggestions of requiring use of specific third-party vendors
Friday, Mar. 13, 2026, 11:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Recovery Association president Todd Case tried to clarify the organization’s position about what could be a flashpoint issue for repossession agents. Case said ARA has recently learned of industry discussions suggesting that the association supports models that would remove ... [Read More]
Fitch continues dialogue about affordability & delinquency with latest look at subprime auto securitizations
Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026, 10:45 AM
Nick Zulovich
Affordability and delinquencies topped the latest Fitch Ratings report about auto loan asset-backed securitization performance, which weakened during the second half of 2025. Along sharing more details about the subprime sector with Cherokee Media Group, Fitch determined that its 60-day ... [Read More]
Exeter hands out its 2025 Repossession and Remarketing eXcellence Awards
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance recently honored three forwarding companies and four auctions as recipients of its 2025 Repossession and Remarketing eXcellence Awards. The company that specializes in subprime auto financing said these awards recognize business partners that “consistently deliver outstanding service and ... [Read More]
Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 10:30 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Edmunds head of insights Jessica Caldwell showed why she’s one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients by explaining how used electric vehicles can help in solving the affordability challenge for some consumers. Especially with average gas prices are now ... [Read More]
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