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
Lobel Financial hires new chief information officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lobel Financial has a new chief information officer. The consumer finance company specializing in the purchase and servicing of automobile contracts on Monday appointed Ram Krishnan to this role. As its CIO, Krishnan will lead the company’s technology strategy, digital ... [Read More]
Agora Data independent dealer survey pinpoints multiple issues with lender relationships
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data recently surveyed 114 independent auto dealers whose titles included owners, general managers, sales managers and finance managers. The company sought clarity about the biggest obstacles to closing more deals that need the participation of lenders for financing. The ... [Read More]
Edmunds sees multiple records for used & new financing in Q2
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest analysis from Edmunds uncovered multiple new-vehicle financing trend lines reaching new peaks during the second quarter. They also spotted records in the used-car financing space, too. Edmunds explained all the activity stems from shoppers taking on larger and ... [Read More]
PayNearMe research: Lenders sustain more than $100B in costs beyond transaction fees annually
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s a cliché to say it takes money to make money. Well, new research from PayNearMe connected some specific figures to that saying for auto lenders and others involved in financial services. The platform that supports all major payment types ... [Read More]
3 segments potentially ripe for auto refinancing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q1 2026, the industry has generated at least 111,000 refinanced contracts during each of the past five quarters. And iLending sees the prospect for future refinancing volume might be even ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive finds ‘most forward-looking development’ of latest Fed activities
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jeremy Robb took a few days to react to the first interest-rate decision made by the Federal Reserve led by new chair Kevin Warsh. And what the new Fed leader pledged to do has Robb upbeat ... [Read More]
How auto performed in May within ‘resilient consumer credit landscape’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amid “a resilient consumer credit landscape,” the latest edition of CreditGauge from VantageScore showed the average auto loan balance in May rose to $25.100, increasing modestly month-over-month and 2.5% year-over-year. Analysts also indicated the balance-to-loan ratio ticked up 0.13% to ... [Read More]
Wayne Ray fills newly created position of CEO for ARA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Public and private companies of all sizes sometimes have a chief executive officer. A few industry associations do, too. Count the American Recovery Association in this group, as well. ARA president Todd Case announced on Tuesday the creation of the ... [Read More]
Inaugural auto ABS ‘validates thesis’ for Arra Finance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arra Finance used some terminology from academia on Tuesday when announcing the successful closing of its inaugural auto receivables asset-backed securitization transaction. The nonprime auto finance company said the 4(a)(2) transaction was co-sponsored by a fund managed by Obra Capital, ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why credit scores become an immigrant’s first test of trust
Pallawi Uday Singh
One of the strangest parts of moving to a new country is realizing how quickly your past stops mattering in practical ways. When entering a system like the United States, you can arrive with years of education, work experience, savings, ... [Read More]
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