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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

Launcher finalizes another alliance; this time with goal of serving Hispanics

Launcher
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher landed its second alliance of the week on Thursday with the newest one aimed at expanding access to credit within the Hispanic market. Launcher now is integrated with Conecta Marketing Group in order to help finance companies optimize their ... [Read More]

CFPB penalties in 2023 approach $4B

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently recapped the monetary impact the regulator made through its enforcement actions and other moves last year. In 2023, the CFPB said it filed 29 enforcement actions and resolved through final orders with six previously ... [Read More]

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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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S&P Global Ratings projects second straight year of record auto securitizations

S&P Global Ratings
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, 10:38 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings is projecting the auto securitization market to grow this year after setting a record in 2023. Analysts explained this week that pent-up demand for vehicles drove new-car sales 13% higher year-over-year to 15.5 million units in 2023, ... [Read More]

Agenda for NARS 2024 now available

2024 North American Repossessors Summit
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, 12:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association released its agenda for the 2024 North American Repossessors Summit, which is scheduled for April 11-12 in Orlando, Fla. Along with the annual golf tournament and silent auction to raise money for the Repo Alliance Lobbyist ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Reviewing FTC’s past & present with Terry O’Loughlin of Reynolds and Reynolds

Podcast
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, 11:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, we share another visit with one of the industry’s great historians: Terry O’Loughlin, who is ... [Read More]

Launcher & Scienaptic AI look to boost credit access & underwriting via partnership

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, 11:19 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Launcher and Scienaptic AI announced their full integration for mutual auto finance clients to make more advanced underwriting decisions. The companies said they’re able to achieve that objective by incorporating artificial intelligence-powered underwriting signals within Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan ... [Read More]

ARS promotes 3 executives after CEO’s passing

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, 11:30 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Patrick K. Willis Co., which does business as American Recovery Service (ARS), had to make three executive changes this week following the passing of Peter Willingham, who was chief executive officer since 2010. Taking over as CEO is Dave ... [Read More]

Primeritus continues revamp by naming new CEO

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, 09:31 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The professional connection of Jennifer Turnage and Steve Norwood dates to 2005 when Norwood co-founded Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems (CARS) and Turnage served as chief financial officer of the company for seven years. Primeritus Financial Services acquired CARS in 2019 ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Credit Availability Index dips to lowest point in more than 3 years

Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It was pretty chilly throughout much of the country in January, especially at finance companies based on the newest Dealertrack Credit Availability Index. Cox Automotive reported on Monday that the index reading declined to 93.0 in January. That’s 3% below ... [Read More]

PODCAST: More insight into near- & non-prime financing with Open Lending

Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, 10:25 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just before last month’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, Open Lending released initial findings from its newest study on vehicle accessibility and automotive financing perceptions among near- and non-prime consumers. Open Lending senior vice president ... [Read More]
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