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: 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
US House Proposes More Credit Reporting Regulations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In light of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau handing out stern enforcement actions connected with credit bureau reporting, the ranking member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee now is joining the regulatory fray. As the chairman-elect of the American ... [Read More]
Researcher: CFPB Lacks Authority to Publish Complaints
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A George Mason University researcher and Yale School of Law graduate found three significant issues with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wanting to publish consumer complaint narratives online — including the CFPB lacking the authority to make such a move. ... [Read More]
Treasury Reduces Ally Stake to 13.8%
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s ownership in Ally Financial continues to shrink. Treasury officials on Friday announced the completion of the first pre-defined written trading plan for Ally common stock. Treasury said it sold 8,890,000 shares and recovered approximately ... [Read More]
Premier Warranty Hosts AFIP Certification Boot Camp
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Premier Warranty hosted an Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals certification boot camp for the sales and F&I personnel of its dealer clients in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas this summer in Bossier City, La. Attendees represented 10 dealerships operated by ... [Read More]
Santander Chairman Passes Away Unexpectedly
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been an emotional week for Banco Santander and Santander Consumer USA leaders both in Europe and the U.S. Chairman Emilio Botín unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, and a day later the bank’s board of directors of unanimously agreed to ... [Read More]
Less-Seasoned Loans Push Average Debt Levels Higher
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Make it 13 quarters in a row during which the average amount consumers had remaining on their vehicle installment contract moved higher year-over-year. TransUnion's Industry Insights Report indicated that auto loan debt per borrower jumped 4.1 percent from $16,410 in ... [Read More]
Auto Affordability Questioned As Job Growth Slows
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite Comerica Bank saying the latest economic trends might be better than the raw numbers indicate, Requisite Press insisted when it released its August Auto Buyer's Affordability Index (ABAI) on Wednesday that a growing economy is “simply not” enough to ... [Read More]
Used-Value Decline Not Expected to Hurt Auto Lease ABS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings asserted that U.S. auto lease ABS will continue to perform within expectations, and ratings will be stable even though analysts understand that used-vehicle values will continue to decline moderately from their recent “untenable” highs. Fitch also projected that ... [Read More]
NADA Supports Latest Bipartisan Effort to Reform CFPB Guidance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Automobile Dealers Association members are gathering on Capitol Hill this week to urge Congressional lawmakers to pass bipartisan legislation that franchised dealers say would nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “flawed” guidance on auto lending. NADA explained H.R. 5403 ... [Read More]
BillingTree Finalizes Examination in Conformity with SSAE
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BillingTree recently completed its examination in conformity with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization for the period from May 1 of last year through April 30 of this year. The ... [Read More]
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