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
Millennials Give Finance Companies New Challenges
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
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
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]
How Latest CFPB Consent Order Gave Valuable Guidance
SubPrime Auto Finance News
In his newest commentary to help finance companies generate the most revenue out of the sale of add-on products, FNI Inc. president David Bafumo spotted what he described as valuable new guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its ... [Read More]
Metrolina Partners with Plateau Group to Market F&I Products
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co., a specialty finance operation offering indirect auto financing solutions in the subprime credit space as well as consumer and personal loans direct to the public, recently made a partnership with The Plateau Group, an insurance and financial ... [Read More]
Hyundai and Kia to Offer Free FICO Scores to College Grads
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hyundai Capital America declared this week that it’s now the first captive auto finance company to provide free FICO scores to customers as part of the FICO Score Open Access Program. Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance will offer ... [Read More]
Survey Shows How Unaware Borrowers Are of Refinancing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new survey by RateWatch, a banking data and analytics service owned by TheStreet, showed how many consumers are still unaware there are possible opportunities to refinance their vehicle purchase to a lower interest rate than the one set in ... [Read More]
Supreme Software Now Supports F&I Express eContracting Platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Extending a string of recent business developments, F&I Express finalized a strategic partnership on Tuesday with Supreme Software — The Dealership Tracker. The alignment formed integration creating a network that offers more than 60 providers that Supreme Software dealerships may ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Extends Revolving Secured Facility
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, Credit Acceptance Corp. announced that it extended the maturity of its credit facility with a commercial bank syndicate from June 23, 2016 to June 23, 2017. The company indicated there were no material changes to the terms ... [Read More]
March Subprime Vehicle Loans Total $13.1B
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Equifax determined the total dollar amount for subprime vehicle financing originated in March surged higher than any single month going back seven years. Credit bureau analysts found that subprime auto loans in March came in at $13.1 billion, marking an ... [Read More]
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