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Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
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
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Paymaxx Pro Integrates with Cars Plus DMS
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2014, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Paymaxx Pro integrated its payment processing services with Cars Plus DMS, operated by Radiant Concepts. The alliance is aimed at giving dealers the ability to efficiently provide consumers with more options for payments while simultaneously reducing costs and ... [Read More]
Subprime Used Sales Post Healthy Gain in May
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2014, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For dealers and finance companies that specialize in working with consumers with credit scores below 550, May turned out to be a pretty good month for used-vehicle sales. CNW Research found that turns to buyers in this credit segment increased ... [Read More]
Current Auto Loan Balances Reach New High at $884B
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2014, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Driven in part by the increasing retail price for vehicles, the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report showed the total outstanding balance of current auto loans reached a new record high in April. Equifax determined outstanding balances closed April ... [Read More]
Former Ally Financial Legal Counsel Joins BuckleySandler
Monday, Jun. 2, 2014, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Financial services and criminal and civil enforcement defense law firm BuckleySandler recently added the former legal counsel with Ally Financial to its stable of attorneys. Joining the firm as a counsel in its Washington, D.C., office is Marshall Turner Bell. ... [Read More]
5 Tips to Help Buyers During Financing Process
Monday, Jun. 2, 2014, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News
In an effort to provide dealers and F&I managers with more educational material so buyers can make better decisions, Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics (AWARE) offered five helpful vehicle finance tips for consumers. Those recommendations included: • Budgeting helps ... [Read More]
Average Terms Hit 66 Months for First Time
Monday, Jun. 2, 2014, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the subprime financing market continues to expand, Experian Automotive determined that loan terms continued to lengthen with the average automotive loan term reaching 66 months for the first time. According to Experian’s latest State of the Automotive Finance Market ... [Read More]
Available Credit and Long Terms to Drive May New-Car Sales Higher
Friday, May. 30, 2014, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Edmunds.com is projecting that seasonally adjusted annual rate for new-vehicle sales this month will increase thanks to the favorable financing conditions that still are in place. Site analysts forecasted that 1,547,771 new cars and trucks will be sold in the ... [Read More]
Report: Franchised Dealers Spent $3.2B on Compliance in 2012
Friday, May. 30, 2014, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here are more numbers showing just how much of a bite regulatory compliance is taking out of franchised dealers’ profitability apple — especially for what it takes to legally operate the F&I office. A new report released by the Center ... [Read More]
NAF Association Survey: Competition Clearly Intensifies
Friday, May. 30, 2014, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association released the results of its revamped invitation-only member survey this week during its 18th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference. While the survey asked the 22 participating finance companies to complete questions about originations, marketing and ... [Read More]
CPS to Pay $5.5M to Settle FTC Charges
Thursday, May. 29, 2014, 08:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that Consumer Portfolio Services will pay more than $5.5 million to settle charges that the subprime auto finance company used “illegal tactics” to service and collect consumers’ loans, including collecting money consumers did not ... [Read More]
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