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
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FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
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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
Weltman celebrates opening of new offices near Clevelend
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the opening of its new offices near Cleveland. Gregory Kurtz, the mayor of Independence, Ohio, along with members of the city council, joined the festivities that also ... [Read More]
How industry is seeing down payments, potential for refinancing
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jody Lambert acknowledged that it often is surprising when a sizeable down payment or trade-in value arrives as part of an application for auto financing. Lambert is vice president of dealer risk management for Anderson Brothers Bank, which is based ... [Read More]
SCM hires Van Scoyoc after 9 years with MBSi
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Secure Collateral Management (SCM) hired a new vice president of business development this week, welcoming a veteran executive who served in a similar capacity within the skip-tracing and repossession management solutions industry. Joining SCM’s executive team is Sam Van Scoyoc, ... [Read More]
NY Fed spots spike in auto finance rejections
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s the heat of summer nationwide, but perhaps you could make the argument that things are frozen when considering auto financing and interest rates. Evidence of how frosty things might be within auto financing surfaced from the most recent findings ... [Read More]
Former iA American CRO joins RoadVantage as president
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RoadVantage modified its leadership team in multiple ways this week, welcoming John Lutman as president of the F&I company, which offers a full portfolio of vehicle service contracts and ancillary products through certified agents. With Lutman coming aboard, RoadVantage slid ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus sees client demand necessitate 30% growth in workforce
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus has good reasons to be in a celebratory mood this summer. The payment processing company recently hosted an employee gathering because AutoPayPlus’ workforce has grown by 30% year-over-year, sparked in part because of “innovative business process enhancements, increasing customer ... [Read More]
CFPB circular focuses on whistleblowing guidelines for financial institutions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is blowing a whistle, so to speak, about whistleblowing. On Wednesday, the bureau issued a circular to law enforcement agencies and regulators explaining how companies may be breaking the law by requiring employees to ... [Read More]
Loanbridge.AI & AutoSquared.AI partner to speed up repossessions & trim impound fees
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke making note of them this week, vehicle repossessions might be an even higher priority for finance companies nowadays. To help with the situation, Loanbridge.AI and AutoSquared.AI reiterated their partnership is aimed to improve ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive: Average used APR up 80 basis points so far in July
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke squeezed in an online video update about auto financing while also being a keynote presenter in San Antonio this week for the Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s annual convention. Citing data collected via Dealertrack, ... [Read More]
Glenview Finance rolls out eContracting platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Glenview Finance’s Credit Builder subprime financing platform recently debuted its new eContracting system. The company said it’s a comprehensive solution that can have deals funded in less than an hour. Glenview Finance sees this new system as dramatically improving the ... [Read More]
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