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Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Yes, it’s AI — everyone’s favorite buzzword. But when it comes down to it, artificial intelligence is only part of what CarMax’s new ChatGPT app is all about. The company billed as the nation’s largest used-car retailer touted the app, ... Read More
Inside the ‘architectural mismatch’ between AI capabilities & dealer needs
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:42 AM
A new survey report from Lotlinx asserts that in its current form, “AI is broken for dealers.” The company contends the era of “one-size-fits-all artificial intelligence” is over for auto dealers. The recent survey of 215 executives from both franchised ... Read More
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
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

CPS sees savings of $1M per quarter using SentiLink’s fraud prevention tools

fraud prevention
Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, 10:43 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, Consumer Portfolio Services recapped the success stemming from its decision to partner with SentiLink, a provider of advanced identity verification and fraud detection solutions. The subprime auto finance company said the partnership enabled CPS to improve its fraud ... [Read More]

FTC now sending more than $1M to impacted customers of Wisconsin dealer group

Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, 10:43 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Roughly a year after a Wisconsin auto dealer group was penalized by the Federal Trade Commission and the Wisconsin attorney general for what authorities deemed to be discriminatory F&I activities, the FTC is beginning to send more than $1 million ... [Read More]

NAF Association touts success of Compliance Champions Workshop

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, 09:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association orchestrated another successful event this week. The focus again was compliance. NAF Association officials said more than 50 auto finance professionals gathered in Irving, Texas, for their Compliance Champions Workshop. They said attendees engaged in ... [Read More]

Foster’s 40-year career now includes being named Repossession Agent of the Year

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, 01:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Auto finance usually isn’t a dangerous profession. But being a repossession agent certainly can be when delinquent contract holders respond with violence as the recovery professional is tasked with taking back the collateral for failure to stay current on monthly ... [Read More]

New TransUnion research highlights broad interest in refinancing

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, 10:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The customer who took delivery at your dealership a year or more ago might still like the vehicle but not the monthly payment. With the rates appearing to be on a downward path, TransUnion wanted to gauge consumer interest in ... [Read More]

AutoPayPlus continues workforce development with promotion of national sales director

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, 10:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus by US Equity Advantage made its fourth move so far this year connected with its workforce. On Tuesday, the automated financial concierge service provider announced the promotion of Damon Walker to national sales director. In this position, AutoPayPlus said ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings explains why impact on auto finance is more insulated compared to other sectors after natural disasters

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, 11:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) said the 24 confirmed weather disaster events so far this year — including hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as other storms and a wildfire event — created losses exceeding $1 billion each ... [Read More]

With trailer full of hurricane relief supplies & 1,200-mile journey, Corey Cox pays it forward

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, 02:03 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
“Now, I’m very familiar with what a war zone looks like,” Corey Cox said. “So, when I say that this was a war zone, it was exactly that.” Cox, who served 13 years in the U.S. military, wasn’t describing overseas ... [Read More]

Opportunity Finance Network & MassMutual Foundation unveil $25M partnership to scale CDFIs

Origence
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, 10:41 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) this week announced a strategic, five-year partnership with the MassMutual Foundation to launch the CDFI Innovation Initiative, a new effort designed to drive innovation, scale impact and build new infrastructure for the Community Development Financial Institution ... [Read More]

KeyPoint Credit Union tailors new auto-finance program for ITIN holders

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, 10:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, KeyPoint Credit Union — an institution based in Silicon Valley — launched an auto financing program specifically designed for individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) holders. According to the Internal Revenue Service, an ITIN is a tax processing number ... [Read More]

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