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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

MaximTrak F&I Platform Now Certified with Autosoft FLEX DMS

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Autosoft announced this week that MaximTrak Technologies’ F&I suite has completed the certification process for integration with FLEX DMS as part of Autosoft’s FLEX Connect program. Officials explained the MaximTrak F&I suite can help dealers transform the vehicle delivery process ... [Read More]

Outstanding Loan Balances Up Nearly 10%

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
Equifax is reporting two main indicators of auto finance market health — outstanding balances and severe delinquency rates — continue to move along steady upward courses. According to analyst data available through March, outstanding balances on total auto loans and ... [Read More]

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AI & Auto Finance: An Expert Guide to Using This Technology

This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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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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Student Loan Impact May Be Overblown

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
Charlie Wise acknowledged banks, credit unions and finance companies kept coming to him and his TransUnion colleagues asking about the risks associated with consumers — particularly millennials — holding student loan debt. The volume of inquiries prompted TransUnion to examine ... [Read More]

FICO Score 9 Now Available for Auto Lenders

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to enhance the capabilities of underwriting departments, FICO recently announced the general availability of industry-specific versions of FICO Score 9 for U.S. auto finance companies and credit card issuers. The industry versions of FICO Score 9 are ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital Receives TechPoint Mira Award

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, recognized NextGear Capital as one of the state’s technology success stories during its annual Mira Awards gala on May 2. Now in its 16th year, the Mira Awards celebrate the most innovative and successful technology ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance Cites Salesforces for Q1 Success

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
Rather than just attributing double-digit growth in unit and dollar volumes as well as the number of active dealers using its platform only to market conditions and the possibility some competitors pulled back during the first quarter, Credit Acceptance Corp. ... [Read More]

AFSA Offers 4 New Responses CFPB Could Use in Database

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with recommendations on how to alter the nine standard responses the agency plans to embed, the American Financial Services Association shared four more potential finance company replies that would be integrated within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public compliant ... [Read More]

AmTrust Financial Services Buys Warranty Solutions

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AmTrust Financial Services recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Warranty Solutions, a Wells Fargo business, for $152 million in cash. Officials highlighted Warranty Solutions designs, markets, administers and underwrites vehicle service contracts for new and used vehicles through ... [Read More]

Let’s Consider Vehicle Equity & Long-Term Loans

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Tony Hughes, Moody's Analytics
There has been a spate of articles lately discussing concerns about elevated growth in the auto finance sector. Some have argued that increased subprime lending to low- and middle-income consumers could result in some of the same fallout that occurred ... [Read More]

DRN’s Address Scoring & Location Reports Now Embedded in Shaw Systems Collections Platform

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a new development this week, address scoring and location reports from Digital Recognition Network are now available in the Shaw Systems Associates collections software platform. Officials highlighted Shaw Systems’ customers now have access to new data insights that can ... [Read More]

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