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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Bottom line from Open Lending’s new benchmark report about near- and non-prime consumers

Near-prime & non-prime buying tumbles (Open Lending)
Thursday, May. 23, 2024, 10:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with three other major findings, the second annual Lending Enablement Benchmark Report from Open Lending Corp. gave this bottom line. The near- and non-prime market share has reached a five-year low. Open Lending highlighted that in 2019, near- and ... [Read More]

Compliance & EVs among topics for REPO 2024

BHPH evolution: Key to success in a recovering auto industry
Wednesday, May. 22, 2024, 12:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Allied Finance Adjusters and Recovery Specialist Insurance Group (RSIG) are gearing up to host REPO 2024 from June 24-26 in Fort Worth, Texas. With a variety of sessions focused on compliance and other best practices, organizers also are planning an ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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FTC seeks additional annual funding for employees & IT resources

FTC seeks additional annual funding for employees & IT resources
Wednesday, May. 22, 2024, 11:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coinciding with the Supreme Court ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding process is constitutional, the Federal Trade Commission went to Congress last week seeking additional annual funding for its personnel and resources. Chair Lina Khan appeared before the ... [Read More]

Details of Tricolor’s latest bond to provide auto financing to Hispanics

Tricolor gains US patent for AI-driven underwriting tool
Wednesday, May. 22, 2024, 11:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Tricolor announced its fourth social bond — a $277 million issuance — designed to cater to underserved, low-income Hispanic communities and provide access to auto financing. The award-winning fintech company that leverages artificial intelligence to successfully underwrite and ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: How will dealers overcome affordability challenges to maximize Memorial Day sales opportunities? 

Memorial Day Sales: Affordability vs. Opportunity for Dealers
Tuesday, May. 21, 2024, 10:23 AM
Angelica Jeffreys, Equifax
Memorial Day weekend in the United States marks the unofficial kick-off to the summer car sales season with car dealerships nationwide utilizing the holiday weekend to attract customers with incentives, deals and promotions. Much like in recent years though, affordability ... [Read More]

PODCAST: PayNearMe on evolving consumer preferences when making payments

PayNearMe Podcast: How We Pay Now
Monday, May. 20, 2024, 11:06 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s a growing preference toward alternative payment methods, as well as increased demand for hyper-personalized interactions. Those are two of the top findings from the study titled “Consumer Trends Driving the Future of Loan Payments,” recently released by PayNearMe, which ... [Read More]

Reaction & suggestions following key CFPB victory at Supreme Court

US Supreme Court
Friday, May. 17, 2024, 10:38 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gained a significant judicial victory this week involving a case about the constitutionality of the CFPB’s funding structure. In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the bureau’s funding is constitutional, triggering an array of ... [Read More]

TransUnion analysis reinforces affordability challenges, especially in below-prime

TransUnion: Affordability woes hit subprime borrowers hard
Thursday, May. 16, 2024, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance data TransUnion released on Thursday reinforced the positive developments connected with affordable used vehicles that Edmunds highlighted earlier in the week. Having more used vehicles that can fit within parameters of tight family budgets might help to boost ... [Read More]

Jim Bass to receive Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award

Jim Bass to receive Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award
Wednesday, May. 15, 2024, 12:41 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Last year, the National Automotive Finance Association established the Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award to recognize a professional at a member organization with enduring service to the non-prime auto finance industry. The award is named in honor of one of the ... [Read More]

Launcher & Gestalt Tech partner for enhanced credit data storage, reporting & analytics

Launcher & Gestalt in credit data deal
Wednesday, May. 15, 2024, 11:47 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, Launcher Solutions announced an integration partnership with Gestalt Tech and its SaaS data warehouse that can empower finance companies to take advantage of the market trends in analytics, artificial intelligence and automation. The companies said this collaboration can ... [Read More]
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