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Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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Trust Science & Conecta partner to help finance companies find ‘invisible prime prospects’

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Wednesday, Jul. 10, 2024, 11:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two service providers now are collaborating to help finance companies build originations with “invisible prime prospects.” On Tuesday, Trust Science and Conecta Marketing Group announced a strategic partnership. The companies explained Trust Science’s artificial intelligence-powered credit decisioning platform will enhance ... [Read More]

CFPB penalizes Fifth Third Bank again for auto-finance activities

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Wednesday, Jul. 10, 2024, 11:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time in the past decade, Fifth Third Bank is facing a multi-million-dollar penalty from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) involving its activities with auto financing. The CFPB said on Tuesday that it’s taking enforcement actions against ... [Read More]

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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Final-payment collecting catches CFPB’s attention

CFPB files lawsuit against US Auto Sales servicer
Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2024, 09:58 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just ahead of Fourth of July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its summer installment of Supervisory Highlights, which included the regulator’s examination of auto financing servicing activities. The bureau said it primarily assessed servicers’ compliance with the Consumer Financial ... [Read More]

TransUnion examines how expensive debt is keeping consumers from taking on auto financing

Revisiting topic of partial payments
Monday, Jul. 8, 2024, 10:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps it’s been an active start to the second half of the year at your dealership or finance company amid working with customers who are stretching themselves financially to meet underwriting requirements to take vehicle delivery. But if things have ... [Read More]

SRS & MeridianLink integrate systems to boost collections & repossessions

Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2024, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two service providers involved with repossessed vehicles now are working together. Strategic Remarketing Services (SRS), a provider of repossession and remarketing services, recently announced that its platform will be integrated with MeridianLink. The companies said the integration can allow finance ... [Read More]

Vroom settles with FTC, ordered to pay $1M to impacted car buyers

Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2024, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission said late Tuesday that it took enforcement actions against Vroom for misrepresenting that the retailer thoroughly examined all vehicles before listing them for sale. The FTC also said Vroom failed to obtain consumers’ consent to shipment ... [Read More]

PODCAST: NextGear Capital president on interest rates & more

Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2024, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital president Scott Maybee addressed a question that dealerships likely have been wondering, too, as they examine their floorplan expenses and other operational matters. What if interest rates never drop much below where they currently are? Maybee shared his ... [Read More]

APCO opens second half of year with 2 more acquisitions

Tuesday, Jul. 2, 2024, 10:47 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings began the second half of the year getting back in the acquisition game. On Monday, the provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and Crystal Fusion brands announced it has made ... [Read More]

LegalShield spots consumer stress intensifying, especially in battleground states

Monday, Jul. 1, 2024, 12:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump had their first debate last week, LegalShield used its latest Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) to take a closer look at what’s happening with consumers in battleground states as well as providing an ... [Read More]

Carleton elevates Way Milovich to general counsel & VP of compliance following Buysse’s retirement

Monday, Jul. 1, 2024, 12:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, Carleton announced the promotion of Sarah Way Milovich to general counsel and vice president of compliance following Jeff Buysse’s retirement after nearly a 40-year career managing Carleton’s compliance services. The provider of compliant financial calculations and lending document ... [Read More]

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