AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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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
Latest ABS Losses Within Fitch’s Expectations
Friday, Sep. 5, 2014, 01:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings reported U.S. auto loan ABS delinquencies and losses climbed in July on a monthly basis. However, Fitch expected such a movement, so the firm contends that asset performance in the sector should moderate further in the remainder of ... [Read More]
American Lending Solutions & Resolvion Finalize Merger
Friday, Sep. 5, 2014, 01:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion and American Lending Solutions (ALS) completed a merger agreement this week that will combine their respective operations into one of the largest skip-tracing and repossession management firms in the industry. Executives indicated the new company will operate under the ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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GM and GM Financial Reach New Support Agreement
Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014, 01:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming off a quarterly performance where the finance company’s total originations of loans and leases jumped higher than any quarterly figure the company posted in the past year, General Motors and General Motors Financial entered into a support agreement on ... [Read More]
Ally’s New Online Solution Can Help Consumers Decide on Leasing or Buying
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial launched a new tool this week to help consumers decide whether buying or leasing might be their best option when shopping for a vehicle. Available for free on Ally’s website, the company explained the interactive buy or lease ... [Read More]
Western Funding Tools Now Available in DealerCenter
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Western Funding is now active on DealerCenter. Executives highlighted this integration makes Western Funding’s financial products more accessible to dealerships by offering instant approvals and the ability to change the structure of the deals to meet customers’ needs. “We're excited ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Adds 2 Partners to Boost Collections Practice
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Hudson Cook added two nationally recognized collections attorneys as partners to support the firm in creating a new practice group. That Hudson Cook segment will focus on lender oversight and regulatory compliance for third-party debt collectors, debt buyers, ... [Read More]
Q2 Subprime Volume Drops by Double Digits for Both Used & New
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies’ appetite for subprime risk appears to be waning, judging by the softening trends Experian Automotive shared on Wednesday. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian determined that the percentage of new-vehicle loans to ... [Read More]
14 Credit Unions Join AFG’s Balloon Lending Program
Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — has signed 14 new credit unions to their program since the start of the year, resulting in a reach ... [Read More]
Fleet Financial President Passes Away Suddenly
Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, 03:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SubPrime Auto Finance News has learned that Fleet Financial president Patrick Fitzgerald passed away earlier this week following a tragic cycling accident, according to a post on the company’s Facebook page. The company indicated that Fitzgerald was involved in the ... [Read More]
SEC Issues New Rules for ABS & Rating Agencies
Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with approving new requirements for credit rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, the Securities and Exchange Commission this week also adopted revisions to rules governing the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities (ABS), which ... [Read More]
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