StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Fed can look at newest TransUnion auto-finance data to see interest-rate impact
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Reserve says at almost every opportunity that policymakers watch all sorts of data and trends before adjusting interest rates. If the Fed wants more information about what a rate cut can do, it can examine the auto-finance portion ... [Read More]
ARA updates notable lobbying progress made via Repo Alliance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the American Recovery Association highlighted the inroads on Capitol Hill made by the Repo Alliance, which spearheads lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., on behalf of repossession agents. Repo Alliance founders Dave Kennedy, Mike Peplinski, Stephanie Findley and Marcelle ... [Read More]
Fed chair explains how ‘consensus statement’ guides policymakers, especially during changing economic times
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While acknowledging “the economic environment has changed significantly since 2020,” Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reiterated how policymakers approach their work associated with interest rates and other matters while being guided by what’s known as “the consensus statement.” Finalized in ... [Read More]
Fitch sees how tariffs could lift auto ABS even as subprime softens
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings found a path by which U.S. tariffs on imported autos and automotive parts could leave a positive impact — more than just what might be said by President Trump. Analysts said those tariffs will strengthen auto loan and ... [Read More]
PODCAST: NAF Association president on industry resiliency & time in office
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Claudia Plascencia is senior vice president of business development and client services at Resolvion. She also has served as the president of the National Automotive Finance Association for the past year. Plascencia had a conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Nick ... [Read More]
Veros Credit hires former United Auto Credit CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A former high-level executive at United Auto Credit now has an important role at Veros Credit. Veros Credit announced on Friday that the subprime auto finance company appointed Ravi Gandhi as chief strategy officer in a move that became effective ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Higher-risk consumers fuel double-digit jump in Q1 car-insurance shopping
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fueled in part by what analysts deemed to be higher-risk consumers, auto insurance shopping in the first quarter increased 10% compared to the same period in 2024, according to TransUnion research. And Mercury Insurance reiterated that credit scores can be ... [Read More]
States making moves to ‘fill void’ left by the CFPB
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau certainly isn’t what it was a few months ago, as shown by the recent decision to withdraw several rules and other guidance. Well, state-level regulators are now intensifying their efforts, with one example coming from ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Using data to solve F&I compliance challenges
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Sentinel chief product officer Kat Venner-Fowler acknowledged data can cause multiple compliance problems. But Venner-Fowler emphasized that data also can be the path to compliance solutions. Venner-Fowler elaborated about the subject during an appearance on the Live Stage presented ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings sees seasonal improvement in auto ABS market
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amidst all the gloomy outlooks about the economy, as well as how many consumers are filing for bankruptcy, let’s turn to some positive analysis from S&P Global Ratings about how the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market is doing. ... [Read More]
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