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This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups

Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM

The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional dealership is their top choice for purchasing a vehicle. Now let’s delve deeper into ... Read More

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

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

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]

Fed governor asks 3 questions about financial inclusion

Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, 10:47 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Michelle Bowman, one of the seven members of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve, appeared via online video this week for a conference hosted by the Aspen Institute about financial inclusion. While Bowman didn’t speak about subprime auto ... [Read More]

USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: State of Auto Financing

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, 10:39 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. The episode focuses on the State of Auto Financing with a conversation featuring Doug Busk of Credit Acceptance, Andre ... [Read More]

TransUnion & Datos Insights examine communications & other elements influencing third-party collections

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TransUnion and Datos Insights took an extensive look into third-party collections on all fronts, uncovering the depth professionals are trying to communicate with debtors nowadays. Researchers found nearly all third-party collections companies (98%) use letters to reach consumers. However, TransUnion ... [Read More]

700Credit completes integration with Revvable to provide credit, compliance & prescreen solutions

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:08 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, 700Credit finalized its sixth industry relationship of the year to help dealerships and finance companies. The newest one involves the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, ID verification and fraud detection products working with Revvable, which ... [Read More]

Open Lending claims 2023 NAFCU Innovation Award

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:07 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Open Lending has another reason to celebrate this holiday season. The enablement and risk analytics solutions provider for financial institutions announced this week that it has been selected as a winner of the 2023 NAFCU Innovation Award for its enhanced ... [Read More]

FTC defends responsiveness to Congressional inquiries

NIADA gearing up for annual Capitol Hill event

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, 11:30 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, Jeanne Bumpus, director of the office of Congressional relations at the Federal Trade Commission, testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight. Bumpus told lawmakers the FTC “has established its clear responsiveness” to House ... [Read More]

PODCAST: More title talk with Cox Automotive’s Deshaun Sheppard

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Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, 12:08 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

On the eve of this year’s Used Car Week, the “Excellence of Titling Execution,” Deshaun Sheppard of Cox Automotive, made another visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Sheppard described the ongoing evolution of electronic titling of vehicles and how Cox ... [Read More]

Experian sees affordability improve slightly in Q3

Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, 10:58 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps the affordability hurdle that’s been a challenge throughout the year for dealerships and finance companies to get deals done with consumers is starting to fade. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report that contained third quarter ... [Read More]

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