Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
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 ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Line\5 & Pauldron partner for vehicle protection plans with smoother financing
Monday, Sep. 30, 2024, 11:26 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, Line\5, a provider of financing solutions for vehicle protection plans, announced a strategic partnership with Pauldron to help dealerships offer a comprehensive suite of protection products, including vehicle service contracts, dent and ding coverage, tire and wheel protection, ... [Read More]
Credit conditions & consumer confidence moving in opposite directions
Friday, Sep. 27, 2024, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit conditions are improving, but consumer confidence is sagging. Those are the primary assertions from S&P Global Ratings and the Conference Board from their newest insights released this week. S&P Global Ratings said credit conditions for borrowers in North America ... [Read More]
LegalShield: Spiking consumer financial stress ‘not a fluke’
Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LegalShield said this week when examining consumers’ finances that the “jump in stress is not a fluke.” Following the steepest surge in the study’s 22-year history, the August reading of the LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) ticked up 0.1 ... [Read More]
New ValidiFI report reinforces importance of spotting high-risk indicators of ACH transactions
Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024, 11:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arranging ACH payments for contract holders to stay current on their auto financing used to be as sure a thing as finance companies could have to keep their portfolios healthy. But like many circumstances, it appears things aren’t quite what ... [Read More]
Survey: Despite notable lack of emergency funds, majority of Americans feel confident about handling unexpected expenses
Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2024, 10:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More evidence surfaced last week about how stretched family budgets are nowadays, with a survey by Kashable indicating more than 80% of Americans do not have an emergency fund. But the fintech platform that provides “socially responsible credit” and financial ... [Read More]
Launcher & OTTOMOTO partner to streamline auto-finance originations
Monday, Sep. 23, 2024, 11:33 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher, a technology provider specializing in automotive financing originations, announced a strategic integration partnership last week with OTTOMOTO, a dealer auto retail finance platform offering a full suite of desking tools. The companies highlighted the partnership allows finance companies using ... [Read More]
StoneEagle rolls out compliance offering for product refunds, hires Apicella as VP
Monday, Sep. 23, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle recently revamped its leadership team, and last week, the F&I solutions provider ventured into the compliance business to offer cost-effective solutions for the benefit of the industry and consumers. As a part of StoneEagle’s enterprise solutions, the company that’s ... [Read More]
Safe-Guard’s leadership transition continues with new COO
Friday, Sep. 20, 2024, 10:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than a week after promoting two of its executives to be the company’s chief financial officer and chief risk officer, Safe-Guard Products International appointed its new chief operating officer on Thursday. Taking on the role for the provider of ... [Read More]
NAF Association highlights success of first C-Suite Retreat
Friday, Sep. 20, 2024, 10:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association celebrated the success of its newest in-person event — the C-Suite Retreat in San Antonio. The association highlighted its private gathering offered a rare opportunity for CEOs and senior leaders to collaborate on addressing the ... [Read More]
Experts project potential impact in auto after Fed’s 50-basis-point rate cut
Thursday, Sep. 19, 2024, 10:24 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve finally came on Wednesday afternoon, and it was more than what many experts anticipated. Policymakers trimmed the federal funds rate by 50 basis points. But, unfortunately, don’t expect an avalanche of car buyers ... [Read More]
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