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: 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: GM Financial’s Paul Gillespie reflects on upcoming retirement & career of more than 40 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Paul Gillespie has been involved with banking and auto finance for more than 40 years. He was an executive at AmeriCredit when General Motors purchased the company 15 years ago to form GM Financial. Gillespie’s installment contract is about to ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Projecting impact on repossessions as debt burdens grow
Andy Sinclair, Repo Report
During tax season, the auto-repossession sector typically sees a dip in repossessions as customers receive additional cash and pay down their obligations. Recent data from Fitch Ratings and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicate a concerning rise in ... [Read More]
Protective Asset Protection launches hybrid solution that combines benefits of reinsurance and dealer-owned warranty companies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection unveiled another wealth-building program option for dealerships on Thursday. Called the Protective DOWC Re Program, the company highlighted this solution merges the best of traditional reinsurance with the benefits of a Protective dealer-owned warranty company (DOWC), giving ... [Read More]
Reynolds’ O’Loughlin inducted in F&I Hall of Fame
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Terry O’Loughlin, director of compliance for Reynolds Document Services, is now a Hall of Famer. Reynolds and Reynolds highlighted this week that O’Loughlin has been inducted into the F&I Hall of Fame by the Bobit Dealer Group. During the inductee ... [Read More]
Why car business currently faces ‘noise’ and ‘chaos’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts are using words such as “noise” and “chaos” when describing developments coming out of Washington and what consumers are currently thinking as they try to explain what might unfold next in the car business and the general economy. Bottom ... [Read More]
From the editor: 20 honorees among 2025 Women in Collections and Recoveries
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cherokee Media Group is proud to recognize this year’s Women in Collections and Recoveries, presented by American Recovery Service. We were privileged to receive a record number of nominations for this program, leading to 20 industry leaders being recognized. The ... [Read More]
MBSi unveils new tool to automatically verify lienholder changes to avoid wrongful repossessions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With wrongful repossessions costing finance companies and forwarders up to an estimated $1 million annually, MBSi has introduced a solution which significantly reduces lien lost risk and associated costs. MBSi highlighted on Tuesday that Lien Verification is a new product ... [Read More]
Former Corpay, Primeritus exec now COO of Resolvion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion has a new chief operating officer. On Tuesday, the repossession management company announced that it has appointed Darren Stavely as its COO. With more than 20 years of experience in operations, finance, and customer service, Resolvion highlighted that Stavely ... [Read More]
Hoffman becomes president of APCO Holdings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings named Courtney Hoffman as its president on Tuesday. The provider of F&I products — and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty, Crystal Fusion and Rider’s Advantage brands — said Hoffman will also continue leading the revenue channel and ... [Read More]
Report: 70% of consumers plan to buy a car within next 2 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If your finance company chooses to book contracts with near- and non-prime consumers, you’re likely to have a notable pool of potential customers in the next 24 months. According to the 2025 Vehicle Accessibility Report from Open Lending, 70% of ... [Read More]
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