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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here

Exeter partners with Pagaya to leverage AI tools

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Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, 10:01 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance now is leveraging artificial intelligence from Pagaya Technologies to boost underwriting, funding and working relationships with more than 13,000 dealerships in its financing network that often book non-prime paper. By integrating Pagaya’s AI-driven auto product, which includes access ... [Read More]

ARA president calls for significant safety precautions after 2 agents shot and killed on consecutive days

Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, 09:59 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s literally been a deadly week in the repossession world. American Recovery Association president Vaughn Clemmons recapped in an industry message on Friday that repossession agents were shot and killed in separate incidents in Alabama and California. Clemmons indicated the ... [Read More]

After Fed keeps rates steady, business optimism improves while consumers still feel ‘the pinch’

Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, 10:58 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With one automotive economist acknowledging consumers are still feeling “the pinch,” some of the largest businesses in the U.S. now have some optimistic expectations for 2024 fueled in part because interest rates might finally have peaked. The Federal Reserve kept ... [Read More]

USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: Women in Collections and Recoveries panel

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 02:06 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 some of this year’s honorees among Women in Collections and Recoveries for a conversation led by ... [Read More]

Gestalt Tech continues to build automotive relationships with defi SOLUTIONS

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 11:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When the current leaders of defi SOLUTIONS decided to add Gestalt Tech to its family of data and service providers, they likely had a pretty good idea of the provider’s capabilities. After all, Gestalt’s chief executive officer is Stephanie Hanson, ... [Read More]

PAR elevates Williams to senior director of sales and client relations

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 11:43 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, PAR — OPENLANE’s business unit that oversees asset recoveries, manages cycle times, maximizes returns and reduces risk for banks, captives, credit unions and other auto finance companies — announced the promotion of Jeff Williams to senior director of ... [Read More]

Details of REPAY-AKUVO partnership for enhanced collections

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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 11:41 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
REPAY and AKUVO finalized a partnership this week aimed at improving collections. According to a news release, REPAY’s integration with Aperture, AKUVO’s collections management software, can enable financial institutions to accept digital payments, while utilizing a secure, real-time data exchange ... [Read More]

UPDATED: NADA pushes back against FTC’s ‘heavy-handed’ vehicle-purchasing rule

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, 04:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Editor’s note: Our report now includes comments from the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA). The Federal Trade Commission said its newest rule released on Tuesday will prevent “bait-and-switch tactics and hidden junk fees” when consumers purchase vehicles. The FTC ... [Read More]

Auto credit tightens in November

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, 10:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
November typically contains a variety of enticement offerings to get consumers to spend on holiday gifts. Evidently, finance companies didn’t take that approach to stimulate automotive retail activity like what might have happened for electronics or home and personal items. ... [Read More]

Mixed trends surface as Fed approaches last rate move of 2023

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Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, 11:04 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts see the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged when policymakers have their last opportunity of the year to make a modification later this week. The expectation comes in part because of rising consumer sentiment, which happens to be going ... [Read More]

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