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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Explaining lead deterioration & performance-based marketing for dealerships
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 02:02 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AutoWeb / UsedCars.com president and COO Dan Ingle tackled ... Listen Here
Navigating used-car inventory management with John Ellis of Agile Auto
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 01:58 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Agile Auto founder and CEO John Ellis acknowledged inventory ... Listen Here
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here

Where interest rates might be by the end of 2025

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, 10:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve currently sits at 4.75% to 5.00% after policymakers reduced it by 50 basis points in September. Last week during a public appearance at Stanford University, Fed governor Christopher Waller said he ... [Read More]

TransUnion: 62% of US adults earn money via gig economy

Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, 10:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your underwriting department might be seeing more applicants who list their primary sources of income coming through services such as Uber or DoorDash. TransUnion wanted to get more clarity about these workers to help finance companies and other service providers. ... [Read More]

Chase sends $1M to On The Road Lending

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, 10:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Chase is leveraging the power of transportation to help more people near Dallas and beyond. Last week, Chase announced a $1 million investment in Dallas-based On The Road Lending to get more people behind the wheel so they can earn ... [Read More]

New York Fed & LegalShield notice more strain on consumer finances

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, 10:31 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The more researchers examine the current state of household finances, the more they’re uncovering plenty of negative trends. The two newest developments surfaced this week from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data and the LegalShield ... [Read More]

Team-first approach cultivated in the Marines propels Messiha to be Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, 01:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The U.S. Marine Corp. might not be an official training institution for the auto-finance industry. But John Messiha used it nicely to become an executive with Bank of America, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, Uber and Bridgecrest Acceptance. “The first goal ... [Read More]

Agora Data finalizes $12M deal with Road Auto Finance

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $12 million transaction for Road Auto Finance, an indirect auto finance company. The capital solutions and advanced performance analytics provider for the subprime to non-prime market called the development a ... [Read More]

Five straight months of credit tightening for auto finance stops in September

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, 10:36 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While Edmunds detailed the swelling of negative equity, Cox Automotive noticed credit access loosened to close the third quarter. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index came in at 92.8 in September, representing a 0.4% improvement from August and stopping a streak ... [Read More]

Edmunds: Average negative equity surges in Q3 to all-time high

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, 10:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In March, Edmunds said “negative equity is rearing its ugly head.” After looking at its third-quarter data that showed average negative equity hitting an all-time high, Edmunds acknowledged on Tuesday that the trend now is “nothing short of alarming.” Edmunds ... [Read More]

3 new executives reinforce management as Veros Credit eyes more market share

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Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, 10:36 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Veros Credit on Monday recapped the addition of several key executives as part of its strategic initiative to expand operations and strengthen its presence across the United States. By leveraging cutting-edge systems and models to enhance the user experience of ... [Read More]

Open Lending partners with Point Predictive to boost underwriting in non-prime space

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Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending recently formed a partnership with Point Predictive Designed to bring enhanced speed, security and performance to auto finance companies that want to book near-prime and non-prime paper, the service providers highlighted that the partnership integrates the capabilities of ... [Read More]

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