StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
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
Experts explain slow move toward interest-rate cuts
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The expectation of Michele Raneri and other industry experts that the Federal Reserve would not lower interest rates this week came to fruition. On Wednesday, policymakers voted unanimously to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%. Prior ... [Read More]
Agora Data gains $400M in funding capacity
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data CEO Steve Burke referenced the company being in growth mode during a conversation at NADA Show 2024 in early February. On Tuesday, the fintech company with a mission to “enable any car dealer to be a finance company” ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why funding automation is the next big thing in auto finance
Dustin Wesner, Odessa
Credit automation is old hat in auto finance. Organizations have long used tools to automate credit processing and spare themselves thousands of personnel hours annually that would otherwise be devoted to the process. But when it comes to funding, automation ... [Read More]
Vero & Privacy4Cars partner on F&I tool so dealers can offer connected car protection solution
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vero and Privacy4Cars finalized an exclusive partnership aimed at helping consumers from personal data abuses through vehicle data deletion and ID theft recovery. The fruit of the partnership is Identi-FI, which pairs Privacy4Cars’ patented AutoCleared and Vehicle Privacy Report tools ... [Read More]
Brown & Brown secures assets of DealerMax
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Merger-and-acquisition activities surfaced again this week in the F&I space. Brown & Brown chief acquisitions officer Scott Penny and DealerMax owners Jim Maxim Jr. and Jim Maxim Sr. announced that Brown & Brown Dealer Services (BBDS) has acquired the assets ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Reconnecting with Agora Data’s Steve Burke
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
About a month before the company welcomed Sharon Mancero as part of its management team, Agora Data CEO Steve Burke made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Burke shared his assessment of the ... [Read More]
TruDecision becomes Launcher’s third new partner so far this year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher is on pace to form a partnership per month. After finalizing two in February, the provider of the appTRAKER Loan Origination System announced its newest partnership on Tuesday, aligning with TruDecision. The result of a full integration is mutual ... [Read More]
700Credit integrates with One View for sensitive information storage & more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One View and 700Credit are now working together to leverage their specialties in document management solutions and credit, compliance and fraud prevention tools, respectively. The companies highlighted on Tuesday that their integration provides mutual clients a direct integration to capture ... [Read More]
3 commissioners gain confirmation at FTC
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Three members of the Federal Trade Commission were confirmed on Friday. Two commissioners — Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak — are beginning their first term, while the third — Rebecca Kelly Slaughter — is starting a second term. Ferguson and ... [Read More]
Fed reiterates rate strategy in separate appearances
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and Fed governor Michelle Bowman made separate public appearances on Thursday, but each policymaker maintained similar stances on how the entity is approaching interest rates and inflation. Appearing before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee ... [Read More]
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