Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
COMMENTARY: Inventory acquisition in the AI age
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 01:00 PM
AI at car dealerships: a ‘crawl, walk, run’ evolution with data at foundation
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 11:54 AM
Marketing for car dealerships in the age of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 11:34 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
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Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
Free RouteOne Webinar to Discuss Scrutiny of F&I Products
Monday, Jul. 21, 2014, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne plans to discuss the forthcoming scrutiny of F&I products by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission during a complimentary webinar later this week. During the webinar titled “CFPB and FTC Update: All About Add-Ons,” RouteOne ... [Read More]
Finance Roundup: Dividend and Warehouse Facility Update
Monday, Jul. 21, 2014, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial and Credit Acceptance Corp. recently announced a couple of updates pertaining to their financial statements. First from Ally, the company declared quarterly dividend payments for certain outstanding preferred stock. Each of these dividends were declared by the board ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
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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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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KeyBanc Survey: F&I Grosses Help to Make Up for Used Struggles
Monday, Jul. 21, 2014, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The June dealer survey by KeyBanc Capital Markets showed stores utilized growth in F&I gross profit per unit during the second quarter to overcome mixed results in gross profit per used vehicle sold. KeyBanc reported that 57 percent of respondents ... [Read More]
Westlake Closes $320M ABS Offer
Friday, Jul. 18, 2014, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services announced this week that it closed its fifth term asset backed securitization (ABS) on May 28 in a bond offering increased from $275 million to $321 million due to significant investor demand. The company highlighted five classes ... [Read More]
Dealertrack’s Henrick to Give Update on FTC Actions in Free Webinar
Friday, Jul. 18, 2014, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During a free webinar set for Thursday, Dealertrack Technologies associate general counsel Randy Henrick plans to revisit a topic he’s often discussed with SubPrime Auto Finance News. Henrick will explain why he believes the Federal Trade Commission is intensifying its ... [Read More]
CFPB Wants More Consumer Complaint Info Out in Public
Friday, Jul. 18, 2014, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News
Back in March, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray referred to complaints as the agency’s “compass,” because these consumer statements “make a difference by informing our work and helping us identify and prioritize problems for potential action.” If policy ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial Broadens South Florida Footprint
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2014, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News
Nicholas Financial opened its sixth branch location in the south Florida area this week. The indirect special finance company that originates subprime loans with more than 1,600 dealers now has a branch location in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Nicholas Financial ... [Read More]
AFS Acceptance Hires Former Westlake Exec
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2014, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, AFS Acceptance hired a new vice president of risk management to oversee all aspects of portfolio management and play a key role in the originations and collections strategy for the company. Tapped for the role is former Westlake ... [Read More]
KBB Financing Survey Uncovers Opportunity to Educate Buyers
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2014, 03:00 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Kelley Blue Book’s Consumer Sentiment Survey from the first quarter showed 33 percent of study participants didn’t expect to finance a vehicle purchase, and another 30 percent weren’t sure. Rather than thinking finance companies are going to fight over just ... [Read More]
CFPB Clarifies Position on Same-Sex Married Couples
Monday, Jul. 14, 2014, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently clarified its regulatory position to ensure the agency is aligned with last year’s Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriages. The bureau recapped the court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ... [Read More]
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