July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
PODCAST: More from DRN’s Jeremiah Wheeler about state of LPR
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DRN president Jeremiah Wheeler appeared on the Auto Remarketing Podcast this week to continue the intensifying dialogue about license plate recognition technology. Wheeler elaborated about the company’s response to assertions made by the American Recovery Association and what he hopes ... [Read More]
Edmunds: While used-financing trends remain stable, 2 records set involving new cars in Q1
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If it took some extra finagling to get your contracts bought during the first quarter — especially in connection with new vehicles — the latest financing data from Edmunds might support the reasons why. While the metrics for used-car financing ... [Read More]
MBSi bolsters toolbox again with new agent invoice solution
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Within a month of rolling out a tool designed to automatically verify lienholder changes, MBSi introduced another solution aimed at improving processes associated with vehicle repossessions. MBSi highlighted that this new tool — Smart Invoicing — was designed in collaboration ... [Read More]
CalAmp relocates headquarters to streamline operations & strengthen technical hub
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, CalAmp announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from one California city to another, shifting from Irvine to Carlsbad. The technology and asset tracking company said this strategic move is designed to streamline operations and further align the ... [Read More]
VantageScore spots intensifying auto delinquency & impact from student loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Evidently keeping up with monthly car payments isn’t the highest priority nowadays. And experts from VantageScore see the delinquency landscape for auto finance potentially deteriorating further when some consumers again must navigate payments of student loans. Auto-loan delinquencies increased across ... [Read More]
ARA & DRN work toward smoothing concerns over LPR
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
What perhaps could have festered into a messy situation involving organizations that have worked together so closely in the repossession world has smoothed over in recent days. The American Recovery Association used a white paper to explain notable operational and ... [Read More]
DriveTime collaborates with Girl Gang Garage and Maggie’s Place for vehicle donation
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Saturday marked the culmination of the Women for Change initiative — a collaboration involving DriveTime, Bogi’s Girl Gang Garage and Maggie’s Place — designed to empower and uplift women in need. The project peaked with the donation of a fully ... [Read More]
From the editor: Dramatic change in tone at the CFPB
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps the most interesting news release ever distributed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau came into my view on Thursday, courtesy of a LinkedIn post by Hudson Cook partner Eric Johnson. The news release wasn’t about a multi-million dollar penalty ... [Read More]
Tariff implementation eroding consumer confidence & credit predictors
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A fact sheet posted on the White House website late Wednesday connected with the administration imposing a 25% tariff on imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts contained this bullet point: a 2024 study on the effects of President Trump’s ... [Read More]
Kaplan Group study: Debt collection software market to approach $9B by 2030
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts see that the debt collection industry is undergoing a technology-driven transformation as businesses shift toward automation, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics to improve recovery rates and streamline operations. Reinforcing those assertions, a new Kaplan Group study revealed that the ... [Read More]
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