StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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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
Equifax sees auto lenders looking to subprime for growth opportunities
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As total outstanding balances and accounts moved in opposite directions, Will Holleman highlighted notable trends specific to subprime auto financing contained in the Equifax May 2026 Credit Trends report released this week. The vice president of sales for auto at ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also president of ... [Read More]
Dealers already wary about interest-rate impact watch Fed pass on chance for adjustment
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Q2 2026 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI) released just after Memorial Day showed operators’ outlook weakened sharply with economic conditions remaining the primary concern. And perhaps that concern intensified on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve voted unanimously to ... [Read More]
ANV Group Holdings to take Open Lending private via all-cash tender offer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending is set to gain new ownership through a move that will take the risk analytics solutions provider for financial institutions to being a private company. ANV Group Holdings, a global insurance intermediary platform, announced on Tuesday that it ... [Read More]
Agora Data & GWC Warranty partner to streamline dealer offerings of VSC & GAP
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data announced a strategic partnership with GWC Warranty on Tuesday to give dealers streamlined access to vehicle service contracts (VSC) and guaranteed asset protection (GAP) without adding complexity to the funding process. Through the partnership, Agora dealers can offer ... [Read More]
Strong expectations for unchanged rates even with new Fed chair in place
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week’s gathering of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is the first one with Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve. But experts — and even one of the FOMC members — aren’t expecting any changes to interest ... [Read More]
Subprime share moving opposite of Dealertrack Credit Availability Index, which hits highest point in more than 4 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for May rose sequentially for the second month in a row to land at its highest level since April 2022. But the share of contracts to subprime consumers declined for the second consecutive month. Cox ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance’s c-suite changes continue by appointing new CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The c-suite revamp at Credit Acceptance continued on Wednesday with the appointment of Joe Billante as chief financial officer, effective July 27. Billante succeeds Jay Martin, who will retire on July 27 after 23 years with the subprime auto finance ... [Read More]
LocateSmarter & Repo Report partner to boost agent efficiency
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LocateSmarter and Repo Report see a partnership that they finalized on Wednesday gives repossession agents valuable details to complete assignments more efficiently. According to a news release, address data from LocateSmarter will be integrated directly into Repo Report — the ... [Read More]
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