StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
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
Fleet Financial President Passes Away Suddenly
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SubPrime Auto Finance News has learned that Fleet Financial president Patrick Fitzgerald passed away earlier this week following a tragic cycling accident, according to a post on the company’s Facebook page. The company indicated that Fitzgerald was involved in the ... [Read More]
SEC Issues New Rules for ABS & Rating Agencies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with approving new requirements for credit rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, the Securities and Exchange Commission this week also adopted revisions to rules governing the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities (ABS), which ... [Read More]
CFPB Schedules Another Auto Finance Field Hearing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will host another field hearing focused on auto financing next month. Bureau officials said on Thursday that this next session dedicated to this slice of the credit market will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on ... [Read More]
Autobytel Partners with DriveItNow to Launch Payment Tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Autobytel now has a solution site officials insist is an easy-to-use car payment conversion tool for dealer websites that’s powered by DriveItNow. Autobytel’s Payment Pro can provide online shoppers with instant and customized monthly payment options based on individual credit ... [Read More]
With Regulators Watching Dealers, It’s Comply Now or Pay Later
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Compliance Consultants general counsel David Missimer gave a strong warning to dealers stemming from what might be considered a small problem or incident blossoming into a significant issue that attracts the attention of federal regulators. Missimer described many dealers’ ... [Read More]
4 More Arguments Against CFPB’s Online Complaint Portal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Financial Services Roundtable — a nearly 100-member advocacy organization whose supporters include a wide array of captives and commercial banks that offer vehicle financing — is four steps into a campaign the organization has called, “The CFPB Rumor Mill.” ... [Read More]
Webb Explains Why Auto Loan Application Info Differs From Overall Debt Trends
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Manheim chief economist Tom Webb regularly tries to take questions connected to current events when he closes his monthly Auto Industry Brief. The August edition contained questions that likely came from a busy F&I manager. The questioner arrived at the ... [Read More]
Equifax Pops Subprime Bubble Talk in New White Paper
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As CNW Research noticed both sequential and year-over-year increases in approvals for subprime vehicle financing so far this month, two Equifax economists took their turn to again reiterate how a bubble is not forming in that segment, contrary to the ... [Read More]
Autosoft Partners with 700Credit to Simplify F&I Operations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer solutions provider Autosoft now offers convenient access to credit report and compliance services within its Web-based FLEX F&I application because of a new a partnership with 700Credit. On Monday, executives highlighted this partnership can help dealers quickly complete the ... [Read More]
$100 Discount Available for NAF Association Members to Attend SubPrime Forum
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with an opportunity to complete the organization’s compliance certification program, members of the National Automotive Finance Association can take advantage of a $100 registration discount to attend the SubPrime Forum, the event dedicated to auto financing at Used Car ... [Read More]
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