A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Fed keeps interest rates unchanged even in ‘challenging environment’ for automotive
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 10:29 AM
PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 02:22 PM
VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 11:09 AM
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
Newest FlexPath DXP answers two affordability questions shoppers often immediately have
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 11:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest auto-finance data from Edmunds might make the newest tool from FlexPath DXP even more valuable for dealers. FlexPath DXP CEO Tarry Shebesta explained the launch of Personalized Shop-by-Payment (Personalized SBP) answers the two questions car shoppers have at ... [Read More]
Unsealed federal indictment details depth of Tricolor fraud with Chu facing multiple charges
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Explosive allegations and language surfaced on Tuesday via the unsealing of a Justice Department indictment charging Daniel Chu, the founder and former CEO of Tricolor Holdings with orchestrating a years-long financial crimes enterprise that defrauded multiple banks and other private ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Auto credit availability in November climbed to highest point in 3 years
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, 10:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps dealers aren’t expecting an immediate lift from the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates for the third time this year. But overall credit availability already appears to be as good as it’s been in about three years. Cox Automotive reported ... [Read More]
FTC begins to send more than $9.6M to consumers impacted by CarShield
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, 10:07 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission said this week it is now sending checks totaling more than $9.6 million to eligible consumers impacted by CarShield’s misleading claims about its vehicle service contracts. The regulator recapped that last July, CarShield, a seller of ... [Read More]
Dealers not expecting immediate sales jolt from third interest-rate cut of the year
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, 10:58 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate for the third time this year, reducing the range to 3.5% to 3.75%. The latest Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index showed the economy remains the top factor holding back business, ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... [Read More]
PODCAST: 4 experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. For example, this year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, ... [Read More]
Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Reserve will make its final decision about interest rates this year on Wednesday. And at least one member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) appears to be looking at auto finance when considering another rate cut. At ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: A dealer’s 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Rick Kurtz, Protective Asset Protection
The automotive industry in 2025 was defined not by a single dominant trend, but by a complex interplay of affordability crises, global trade adjustments, and a bifurcated consumer market. For auto dealers, addressing this landscape means accepting that the traditional ... [Read More]
Ascent Dealer Services hires former Protective executive to be VP of acquisition
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 09:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ascent Dealer Services, a provider of F&I performance, training, and profitability solutions, recently named Rob Johnson as its new vice president of acquisition. Johnson possesses more than eight years of specialized experience in the automotive and F&I sector. He began ... [Read More]
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