StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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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: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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
AFSA Identifies 7 Objections with CFPB Rule Proposal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Among the seven specific objections the American Financial Services Association made known to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the organization concluded the threshold to determine what regulators consider to be a larger participant in auto financing should be raised significantly. ... [Read More]
24% of Millennials Believe Student Loans Will Be Forgiven
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies that have auto loans in their portfolios better hope that millennials — consumers between the ages of 18 and 29 — don’t think of their vehicle installment contracts in the same light as their student loans. If so, ... [Read More]
Bankruptcies on Track For Lowest Total in 7 Years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute reported U.S. filings for November decreased 16 percent year-over-year; a pace that maintains the projection of the lowest annual total in seven years. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, November bankruptcy filings totaled 62,403, down ... [Read More]
Reynolds & RouteOne Partner to Enhance eContracting Possibilities
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reynolds and Reynolds and RouteOne reached a new agreement on Monday to integrate RouteOne’s eContracting system with Reynolds’ docuPAD software, which can provide dealerships with the capability to capture electronic signatures for vehicle financing eContracts directly from docuPAD workstations and ... [Read More]
Auto/Mate Integrates Rates, Residuals & Rebates into Tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, Auto/Mate Dealership Systems rolled out the addition of rates, residuals and rebates information to its Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS) Desk/Mate module. Officials highlighted dealerships that use Auto/Mate's desking solution now have access to real-time lease rates, residuals, ... [Read More]
AIADA Chairman: The Truth About the CFPB
Larry Kull, AIADA
For more than a year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an unelected government agency tasked with regulating the consumer finance market, has doggedly pursued what it views as “disparities” in auto lending. On this issue, you have to respect their ... [Read More]
Reynolds & CATA Partner to Create Illinois F&I Library
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reynolds and Reynolds announced this week that Reynolds Document Services has partnered with the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) to launch the Reynolds LAW Illinois F&I Library, a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents that ... [Read More]
Opportunities Abundant in Subprime
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Much of the business at Matthews Motors in Clayton, N.C., is from customers in subprime credit tiers. Fulfilling the needs of this segment is something of which store owner Steve Matthews understands the importance and opportunity. “There will always be ... [Read More]
AFSA Supports Trade Association Petition on TCPA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, again stressing what officials called the need for more sensible rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). AFSA insisted that penalties of up to $1,500 ... [Read More]
CFPB Allegations Against American Honda Finance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
First, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice delivered notices to Toyota Motor Credit Corp., alleging discriminatory practices regarding vehicle financing. Now, American Honda Finance revealed it also received the same allegations from these federal regulators. ... [Read More]
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