AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 02:23 PM
PODCAST: Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
2025 Repossession Agent of the Year: Phil Hanks of Connect 1 Recovery
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
AFSA maintains dialogue with CFPB over data rights rule reconsiderations even as momentum rises to shut down agency
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 12:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Financial Services Association general counsel Philip Bohi still responded this week to more than 35 questions and provided comments about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) reconsideration effort. The association’s responses came after the bureau’s ... [Read More]
Resolvion starts ‘new era,’ putting Plascencia in charge of new division
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 10:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion created a new division this week to leverage the experience and expertise of executive vice president Claudia Plascencia, who has been with the company for nearly 12 years. The provider of asset recovery management solutions has launched a credit ... [Read More]
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Weltman, Weinberg & Reis adds attorneys in Detroit & Pittsburgh
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 02:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis hired two more attorneys this month, as the full-service creditors’ rights law firm bolstered its offices in Detroit and Pittsburgh. Joining the firm in the Motor City is Tyra Page, who was born and raised in ... [Read More]
LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index hits highest point in more than 5 years
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 11:30 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Almost 400,000 individuals have already filed for bankruptcy during the first three quarters of this year. And the newest LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) showed that trajectory might continue for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. Consumer legal stress ... [Read More]
Why experts are closely watching lower-income consumers in today’s economy
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 10:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts are closely monitoring what’s happening with lower-income consumers, which are often served by subprime auto finance companies. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as well as Fitch Ratings’ expectations about asset-backed securities are two examples of ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance shares another unscheduled update to address ‘select inquiries’
Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, 11:50 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For the second time in a little more than a month, Credit Acceptance filed a form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to “select inquiries” that the subprime auto finance companies has received through Monday. The one ... [Read More]
Vervent reiterates that it’s servicing Tricolor loans
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, 10:15 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Social media memes and motivational merchandise are everywhere nowadays in business, sports and beyond with the simple phrase: Do your job. Vervent reiterated this week that the payment servicing company is doing that as it’s been roughly three weeks after ... [Read More]
REPAY & Emotive partner for improved automotive loan payment acceptance & management
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, 10:15 AM
Nick Zulovich
With collecting payments in the headlines nowadays, REPAY announced a new integration with Emotive Software this week. The companies highlighted auto finance companies can now take advantage of the combined functionality of REPAY’s convenient, automation-enabling payment technology and Emotive’s comprehensive ... [Read More]
TransUnion: ‘Credit washing is a silent disruptor’
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 11:18 AM
Nick Zulovich
Washing your car, your dishes, even yourself, seems like a positive and prudent experience. However, credit washing — especially in auto finance — is making quite a mess for lenders, according to new analysis from TransUnion on Thursday. TransUnion said ... [Read More]
Sixth Street to acquire Global Lending Services
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 04:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Evidently the investment world isn’t completely sour on subprime auto financing despite what’s transpired in the industry segment recently. On Wednesday afternoon, Global Lending Services (GLS) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sixth Street, ... [Read More]
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