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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here

Former SunTrust Exec Joins Black Book

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book tapped a former SunTrust Bank executive today to be its new vice president of lender solutions. Joining the company and bringing 20 years of automotive finance industry experience is Barrett Teague, who will be responsible for overseeing strategic ... [Read More]

3 Reasons Not to Fear CFPB Complaint Database Policy

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI Inc. president David Bafumo took a couple of weeks to analyze the complaint database policy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revealed; a move that generated immediate skeptical reaction for industry associations. Now that potentially the immediate dust has settled ... [Read More]

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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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NIADA, Dealertrack Offering Free F&I Guidance

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Dealertrack Technologies recently joined forces to give dealers an opportunity to get their F&I department questions answered without paying a retainer or being charged billable hours. Dealertrack associate general counsel Randy Henrick worked ... [Read More]

DRN Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Audit Report Certification

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Digital Recognition Network announced this week that the company’s vehicle location data and license plate recognition technology services completed and passed a SOC 2 (Service Organization Control) Type 1 report for security, availability and confidentiality. DRN officials highlighted that independent ... [Read More]

ABA Report Shows Q4 Delinquencies Moved Little

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin showed auto loan performance in the fourth quarter didn’t stumble much as the two categories analysts track moved only a total of 3 basis points year-over-year. ABA reported that direct auto ... [Read More]

Why Employment Data Bodes Well for Financing

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
While acknowledging there are some murky points about the latest U.S. employment trends that could concern finance companies and their origination departments, Manheim chief economist Tom Webb explained how managers can focus on the most important elements that can keep ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital Adds 2 Execs to Leadership Team

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than seven days after making a trio of executive appointments, NextGear Capital announced two more additions to its leadership team this week. NextGear Capital explained these new roles will allow the inventory finance company to focus on existing integration ... [Read More]

Financial Network & Clarity Services Enhance Relationship to Boost Underwriting

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Loan origination systems provider Financial Network and credit risk management solutions firm Clarity Services recently enhanced their relationship to incorporate Clarity’s new Clear Income Attributes report. Officials highlighted FNI’s loan origination solutions will be strengthened as a result of Clarity’s ... [Read More]

CarMax to Continue Subprime Origination Program

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CarMax Auto Finance is comfortable enough booking subprime paper that it’s going to continue the practice into another fiscal year. Through the close of its 2015 fiscal year, CarMax Auto Finance originated $72.2 million of receivables through its test of ... [Read More]

Springtime Should Boost ABS Performance

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings is expecting spring flowers to bloom as well as ABS performance in both the subprime and prime markets to blossom, too. Analysts indicated loss trends changed direction for both U.S. prime and subprime auto ABS in March, and ... [Read More]

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