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Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups
Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM
The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional dealership is their top choice for purchasing a vehicle. Now let’s delve deeper into ... Read More
Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
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

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]

Onbe releases survey about refund processes amid CFPB examinations

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Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, 11:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the processes to draw ire during examinations in the past year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was refunds associated with voluntary protection products. This week, Onbe published its 2024 Auto Finance Payments Survey, exploring consumers’ refund preferences. ... [Read More]

Automotive Risk Management Partners tries to see potential positives from CARS Rule

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, 11:00 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Oral arguments in the legal challenge to the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Rule were set to begin this week in New Orleans. Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission, the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Texas Automobile Dealers Association ... [Read More]

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