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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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

CFPB Facility Renovations Trigger More Ire of House Lawmakers

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Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014, 05:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee who are outspoken critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found another point to rail against the regulatory agency. This time, these lawmakers shared their frustration about a report from the ... [Read More]

Fitch: Subprime ABS Solid in May, Aided by Used Market

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Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the subprime sector produced positive results, Fitch Ratings reported losses for U.S. prime auto loan ABS ticked up in May, but overall asset performance remains “solid.” Fitch indicated that 60-day delinquencies in the prime space crept 7 percent higher ... [Read More]

Newest CFPB Action Reiterates 3 Minimums for Vendor Management

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Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2014, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI Inc. president David Bafumo noticed the vendor management portion of the latest consent order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closely tracks and elaborates on the bureau’s original service provider guidance bulletin. Bafumo explained his reasoning in light of ... [Read More]

Loan Lengths, LTVs Concern OCC Officials

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Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2014, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The lengthening of vehicle financing contracts as well as the loan amount attached to those deals has the attention of another federal regulator — the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The auto finance market appeared several times in ... [Read More]

Vosotas Resigns as Nicholas Financial Chairman

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Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2014, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After almost 30 years with the company he founded, Peter Vosotas no longer is chairman of the board and a director at Nicholas Financial, an indirect special finance company that originates subprime loans with more than 1,600 dealers. According to ... [Read More]

Motorsports Sales Ripe for Fruitful Subprime Growth This Year and Beyond

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Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2014, 04:22 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Steve Klees sees motorcycles and other powersports equipment sitting at dealerships and can’t help but think there are possibly scores of potential subprime buyers for those items if more finance companies chose to delve into that market. Klees, who is ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Reporting of Rental Payments Could Benefit Subprime Consumers

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Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2014, 04:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new TransUnion analysis found that the reporting of rental payment information to the credit bureaus in a manner similar to other financial obligations could have a positive effect for the majority of subprime consumers' credit. Analysts found the subprime ... [Read More]

Millennials Give Finance Companies New Challenges

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Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2014, 04:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Beyond the metrics about originations, collections and other figures associated with vehicle financing, the 2014 member survey orchestrated by the National Automotive Finance Association highlighted just how important Millennials are to the present and future of the industry. During his ... [Read More]

CNW: Subprime Approvals Climbing in June

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Monday, Jun. 30, 2014, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the firm’s Jitters Index improving significantly during the first part of month, CNW Research is expecting subprime vehicle financing approvals to climb both month-over-month and year-over-year in June. According to its June Retail Automotive Summary, CNW is seeing this ... [Read More]

Cordray’s Appointment to CFPB Still Questioned

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Monday, Jun. 30, 2014, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Though a Supreme Court decision last week only included a decision invalidating President’s Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, the chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee remains adamant that the president’s recess tapping of the ... [Read More]

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