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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

New House Bill Would Regulate How CFPB Handles Data

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland introduced a bill on the U.S. House floor this week aimed at regulating how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau handles consumer data. The Georgia Republican explained the CFPB Data Collection Security Act is meant to address what ... [Read More]

Outstanding Auto Balances Recover to 2005 Level

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
Remember 2005? That’s when the BlackBerry was the smartphone of choice, and the Federal Reserve pushed the short-term interest rate to 3 percent, marking the eighth increase in less than a year. That year also was the last time this ... [Read More]

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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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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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4 Tips to Help Shoppers with Poor Credit

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Based on the thinking that the right approach to financing a vehicle can help subprime buyers get their credit back on the right track, Edmunds.com offered four recommendations that dealers can share with consumers to help with the process. Those ... [Read More]

CFPB Proposes Rule for More Effective Privacy Disclosure Distribution

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With at least one industry association cheering the move, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday proposed a rule to promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions to their customers. The rule would allow companies that limit their consumer ... [Read More]

Ally Pleased with Dealer Floor Plan Performance

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
Not every single General Motors franchised dealership uses Ally Financial to cover floor plan needs. While company executives say they're working to improve penetration levels, Ally leadership says it’s focused on another metric that shows the solid performance the company ... [Read More]

National Auto Acceptance Rolls out Program for Ohio Dealers

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Acceptance Corp. recently announced a subprime/deep subprime point-of-sale program offered to independent and franchised dealerships throughout Ohio. The company explained its program can help dealers capture customers with poor credit, past bankruptcies or repossessions, as well as and ... [Read More]

CFPB to Abide by GAO’s Recommendations After Audit

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Government Accountability Office — the audit, evaluation and investigative arm of Congress — recently completed an audit of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s fiscal years 2013 and 2012 financial statements. GAO officials said they identified two significant deficiencies in ... [Read More]

ABI Reveals New President

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute recently tapped Brian Shaw of Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin of Chicago to be the organization's president for a one-year term. Shaw takes over for Patricia Redmond of Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson of ... [Read More]

Subprime Sales Move Higher in April

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Nick Zulovich, Editor
April’s used-vehicle sales numbers backed up assertions that the economy is generally on a positive path and finance companies can leverage the situation into profits down the road. According to CNW Research, used-vehicle sales in April to deep subprime buyers ... [Read More]

AFSA’s MoneySKILL Program Hits New Threshold

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association is continuing to work toward educating the youngest consumers so they have a better baseline knowledge of budgeting and more before the potential buyers arrive at the dealership F&I office. Since its launch 10 years ... [Read More]

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