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SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here

5 associations urge CFPB to abandon latest request for data about repossessions & more

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Five industry associations recently sent a 14-page letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), pushing back against the regulator’s request for more information regarding collections and vehicle repossessions by auto finance companies. Part of what troubles these associations is ... [Read More]

AutoPayPlus rolls out F&I reporting tool powered by VisionAST at no additional cost to dealers

AutoPayPlus offers free F&I reporting tool by VisionAST
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024, 12:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus recently expanded its enterprise solution for F&I managers with the launch of AutoPayPlus Reporting, powered by VisionAST. The tool can provide real-time reporting and analytics, empowering decisionmakers with precise data integration into their DMS. AutoPayPlus said the move reinforced ... [Read More]

Smoke sees subprime delinquency & defaults rising

Smoke sees subprime delinquency & defaults rising
Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024, 12:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to data Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke shared on Tuesday, subprime auto finance portfolios might not be doing so well. Smoke reported that the subprime severe delinquency rate for March was 50 basis points higher year-over-year, as 7.25% ... [Read More]

CFPB spots more issues with auto finance companies & credit reporting

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024, 10:46 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto financing was mentioned often by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the regulator published its latest edition of Supervisory Highlights last week. The CFPB shared key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting ... [Read More]

Open Lending: Near- and non-prime consumers at risk of being priced out  

Study: Car loans too pricey for lower credit scores
Monday, Apr. 15, 2024, 11:02 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive reported that credit access improved in March, even within the subprime space. However, Open Lending Corp. still has notable concerns about the sector stemming from findings contained in a new Near- and Non-Prime Consumer Update. The risk analytics ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive: Credit availability improved again in March

Cox Automotive: Credit availability improved again in March
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A spring thaw happened in many locations during March, including the auto-finance market. Cox Automotive reported on Wednesday that access to auto credit improved last month. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index increased to 94.0 in March, improving for the second ... [Read More]

5 questions about bankruptcies & repossessions with Weltman, Weinberg & Reis

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 12:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis shareholders Milos Gvozdenovic and Scott Fink recently answered five top questions associated with bankruptcies and vehicle repossessions, which can become even more complex when those circumstances intersect. “When it comes to auto loans and financing, a ... [Read More]

Lender Compliance Technologies partners with AKUVO to boost refund efficiency

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 11:06 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) and AKUVO both specialize in mitigating risk for finance companies and other clients. And now they’re working together. The provider of compliance solutions for managing F&I product refunds announced a new partnership this week with the ... [Read More]

Agora Data reinforces team again by adding Chernek

Agora Data reinforces team again by adding Chernek
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 11:03 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The past 45 days have been quite active for Agora Data, a fintech company specializing in delivering technology, capital and guidance with predictable contract performance and analytics tailored for the subprime automotive sector. During that span, the company gained $400 ... [Read More]

Fed chair explains steps to maintain public’s trust

Fed chair explains steps to maintain public’s trust
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024, 10:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell again reiterated how policymakers arrive at their decisions involving interest rates when he appeared at the Stanford Business, Government and Society Forum at Stanford University last week. But Powell also delved into other topics such ... [Read More]
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