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Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 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
Ally Previews New Flagship VSC and Technology Platform
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, 05:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial offered a preview of its new flagship vehicle service contract, Ally Premier Protection, during the National Automobile Dealers Association Conference and Expo this past weekend. The company highlighted the new product brings together enhanced features and benefits for ... [Read More]
700Credit, DealerClick Partner for Access to Reports & More
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, 04:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
700Credit, which provides credit, compliance and prescreen products and services exclusively to the automotive industry, recently formed an integration partnership with DealerClick, a leader in automotive software solutions. Officials said this agreement will allow DealerClick dealers seamless and secure access ... [Read More]
CU Direct Connect Tops $1B in Loans in 2014
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, 06:36 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CU Direct Connect (CUDC) announced its year-end results this week as auto loan application volume jumped 25.3 percent. That rise helped CUDC to close 2014 with more than $1 billion in funded loans netting a year-over-year increase of 30 percent. ... [Read More]
Westlake Flooring Helps NJ Dealership Consolidate Into 1 Location
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, 06:33 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Flooring, a division of Westlake Financial Services, recently financed the acquisition of Phoenix Truxx’s current dealership location, helping the heavy-duty truck enterprise consolidate its operation in New Jersey. Officials highlighted the property had been in bankruptcy foreclosure and Westlake ... [Read More]
3 Components of vAuto’s New Subprime Tool
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, 06:31 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Emphasizing three main capabilities, vAuto introduced what it dubbed a Subprime Booking module as part of its Provision system to help dealers address the challenges of properly acquiring subprime inventory and matching credit-challenged customers to those vehicles. As the latest ... [Read More]
Student Loans Create 9% Dip in 2014 Lease Approvals
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, 06:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pool of subprime borrowers for finance companies to service potentially could be getting deeper judging by the reason Swapalease.com cited as the trigger for auto lease credit approvals for 2014 dropping by nearly 9 percent year-over-year. Swapalease.com reported last ... [Read More]
Key Case Could Cut CFPB’s Ability to Use Disparate Impact
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, 01:37 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The ability for federal regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to use disparate impact theory to hand out enforcement actions against finance companies that provide auto financing could be reduced or even eliminated, depending on how the Supreme ... [Read More]
Dealertrack’s Henrick to Host FTC Compliance Workshops at NADA Convention
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealertrack Technologies associate general counsel for regulatory and compliance Randy Henrick will be a featured workshop speaker at this week’s National Automotive Dealers Association Convention and Expo in San Francisco. Henrick will conduct two workshop sessions to educate dealers on ... [Read More]
Auto Finance Closes In On $1 Trillion
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Automotive News Staff
Auto finance is getting closer to becoming a $1 trillion business. According to the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report released Tuesday at the Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition hosted by the American Financial Services Association, the total balance ... [Read More]
4 Ways to Prevent Fraud Inside Finance Companies
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, 04:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Since half of the specialty finance companies that participated in a recent survey conducted by McGladrey experienced some form of fraud during the past 12 months, senior manager Ronnie Lee devised four strategies institutions can implement to overcome possible unscrupulous ... [Read More]
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