This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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COMMENTARY: Record auto lending is putting a new premium on understanding the payment-first borrower
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, 10:19 AM
JM&A Group: Q3 data reinforces ‘value of a strong F&I strategy’
Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, 10:17 AM
TransUnion: Subprime auto originations climb for fifth consecutive quarter
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, 10:32 AM
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
CPS to Pay $5.5M to Settle FTC Charges
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]
Credit Scores for Retired Military Buyers at Highest Point in 3 Years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CNW Research indicated vehicle financing approvals for subprime buyers are down a bit this month compared to a year ago but are up slightly compared to April. The latest edition of the firm’s Retail Automotive Summary showed subprime approvals are ... [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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The Next Up Extends Solution into Finance Office
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Next Up, a retail sales process aimed at improving dealership sales, announced the extension of The Next Up Web-based system to include applications for a dealership’s finance and service departments. Designed to create added accountability in the finance and ... [Read More]
Hackett Now Sharing Insights to Enhance Compliance
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Finance company compliance departments as well as legal counsel to trade and dealer associations are still sorting through the ramifications of the indirect auto lending and compliance bulletin the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent out more than a year ago. ... [Read More]
Exeter Finance Announces $500M Securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News
Exeter Finance Corp. announced this week that EFCAR — a special purpose Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Exeter — priced $500 million in aggregate principal amount Series 2014-2 automobile receivable backed notes. The company indicated ... [Read More]
Subpoenaed CFPB Witnesses Testify to House Subcommittee
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of its ongoing investigation into allegations of racial and gender discrimination and employee retaliation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the U.S. House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee this week heard testimony from witnesses who were subpoenaed ... [Read More]
S&P/Experian: Auto Defaults Dip to New Low
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Chalk it up to prudent underwriting or an economy gaining some collective stream, but the auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is at its lowest point ever. Data through April released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and ... [Read More]
White Clarke Group and NADA UCG Form Strategic Alliance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
White Clarke Group, a supplier in automotive and asset finance technology, formed a strategic alliance this week with NADA Used Car Guide to provide integrated, automated vehicle valuations within its online credit application system, CALMS2. Jonathan Dodds, chief executive officer ... [Read More]
Global Payments and Reynolds Reach Solution Agreement
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, dealership software, services, and forms provider Reynolds and Reynolds and payment solutions provider Global Payments announced an agreement to offer point-of-sale, electronic payment solutions for dealerships. As part of the agreement between the two companies, Reynolds will ... [Read More]
Toyota Exec to Share Strategy of Move to Texas During NAF Association Conference
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For finance company executives still curious as to why Toyota is shifting major operations out of California to Texas, NAF Association just added a new session to next week’s annual gathering aimed at satisfying that interest Conference organizers said Michael ... [Read More]
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