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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

Former Equifax legal expert now with Hudson Cook

Another former Manheim Canada exec joins Otolane
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, 11:03 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook expanded its credit reporting, privacy, and data security practice group with a legal expert whose last position was with one of the service providers in that specific space. This week, the law firm announced the addition of Jason ... [Read More]

Open Lending research: Near- and non-prime consumers face shrinking access

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Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending highlighted three main findings from its first Near- and Non-Prime Consumer Update, a quarterly proprietary data report on automotive finance trends in the near- and non-prime credit segments. Researchers found not only how much originations in that credit ... [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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USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: How repossession management is changing

Podcast
Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, 07:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a panel discussion titled, “The Changing Landscape of Repossession Management.” The session included Suzi Straffon of ... [Read More]

FTC & Connecticut AG charge Nissan dealer with using ‘junk fees’ & other prohibited tactics involving certified vehicles

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Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Regulators are targeting another dealership over what they dub to be “junk fees,” among other allegations. According to a news release distributed on Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission and the Connecticut attorney general are taking action against Manchester City Nissan ... [Read More]

USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: 3 executives examine possible future of loss recovery sector

Podcast
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, 09:47 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a trio of recovery industry executives for a discussion about how delinquencies, repossessions and recoveries might ... [Read More]

USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: Top 3 recovery challenges & ideas for resolution

Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, 12:28 PM
Nick Zulovich
We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a panel discussion titled, “The Top 3 Recovery Challenges & Ideas for Resolution,” with Starr Haynes-Sawalqah ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance taps Real-Time Payments from Citizens to speed dealer funding

Lendbuzz gains $100M warehouse facility through MUFG
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, 11:30 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance wants to make doing business with its dealership network smoother, so the finance company that specializes in subprime recently began to use Real-Time Payments from Citizens. Now, Credit Acceptance dealership customers can receive funds faster on deals they ... [Read More]

Edmunds: 2 used-car financing records set in Q4

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Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, 11:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Used-vehicle financing set a pair of records during the fourth quarter, according to data compiled and shared by Edmunds. Edmunds reported on Wednesday that down payments in Q4 jumped $201 year-over-year to $4,122. The figure got to that record by ... [Read More]

TurboPass honors 7 dealers

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Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, 11:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During the holiday season, TurboPass gave gifts to seven dealerships that use its verification solutions designed to reduce fraud and improve customer service. Winners of the TurboPass 2023 Dealer of the Year Awards include: National Dealer of the Year: Toyota ... [Read More]

3 associations roll out VPP compliance initiative

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, 11:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Three national trade groups want the industry to start the new year on the right compliance path. In late December, the Guaranteed Asset Protection Alliance (GAPA), Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association (MVPPA) and Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC) launched an ... [Read More]
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