StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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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: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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
Ally Financial Sells Canadian Auto Lending Operations
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Less than seven days after announcing it was selling insurance business interests in Mexico, Ally Financial on Tuesday reached an agreement to sell its Canadian auto finance operation, Ally Credit Canada, and ResMor Trust to Royal Bank of ... [Read More]
Ford Credit Names Successor to Retiring Chairman & CEO
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. announced this week that Mike Bannister, executive vice president and chairman and chief executive officer of the OEM's financial arm, Ford Motor Credit Co., has elected to retire effective Jan. 1. After 39 years ... [Read More]
Webb Shares Repossession Volume Forecast
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Manheim chief economist Tom Webb projected repossession volumes will climb next year while also explaining why that growth will be tempered. Webb estimated a "relatively small increase" in repossession volume for 2013, "say in the neighborhood of 75,000 ... [Read More]
Finance Express Unveils Android Version of FEX Mobile App
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently rolled out a free Android version of its FEX Mobile App solution. Officials highlighted the DMS mobile application is tightly integrated with FEX DMS and can allows dealers to quickly scan and ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Unveils Fourth Store in Mississippi
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — America's Car-Mart recently broadened its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships in Mississippi. Car-Mart's newest location is in Oxford, Miss., bringing the company's total to 117 stores throughout the Southeast. "Oxford is our fourth location to open in ... [Read More]
BHPH Dealers Gather to Learn at NABD East Coast Conference
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — General recommendations about what dealers should do when a buyer files for bankruptcy, how successful stores keep quality employees and operators who are starting their tax season before Halloween comprised the opening day of content at the NABD ... [Read More]
Primeritus Financial Services Acquires Renovo Services
Nick Zulovich
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After launching itself as a recovery management and skip-tracing services provider back in March, Primeritus Financial Services acquired another industry player on Thursday — Renovo Services. Primeritus executive vice president of sales and marketing Joe Mappes said ... [Read More]
Capital One Auto Finance Taps New President, Reports Q3 Performance
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. — While documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week confirmed Capital One Auto Finance will have a new president as of Nov. 1, the company watched its auto loan originations soften during the third quarter. ... [Read More]
Equifax Rolls Out Tool for Improved Targeting of Pre-approved Loan Offers
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Equifax contends that automotive lenders can now receive unprecedented levels of marketing intelligence to more effectively prescreen and target prospective consumers for pre-approved offers with its newest tool rolled out this week — True In-Market Propensity (TIP) Scores. ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Subprime Borrowing Pushes Rebound of Dealer-Financed Sales
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com said this week that dealer financing is back to pre-recession levels after bottoming out in 2009. Analysts contend a key driver of this resurgence is the revival of the subprime market, which accounted for a ... [Read More]
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