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
New FTC rule delayed by dealer activity in federal appeals court
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealers will get their time in court. Late on Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission issued an order postponing the effective date of the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Rule while a legal challenge against the rule is pending from the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why lenders should leverage the power of multi-channel digital communications
Andres Huertas, Conecta Marketing Group
Digital marketing of lending products is an area that not only has bigger regulatory compliance — CFPB, FCC, states, you name it — but also bigger scrutiny from companies like Google and Facebook. (They even have a unique set of ... [Read More]
USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: Boosting repo percentages via compliance
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 a presentation and discussion with Holly Balogh and Stamatis Ferarolis of RISC titled, “Improve Repossession Percentages ... [Read More]
Nowlake partners with Salient to use generative AI
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nowlake, the fintech division of Westlake Technology Holdings and underpinning for the finance company, finalized a partnership this week with Salient to bring generative artificial intelligence to its customer offerings. An expert in voice technology, Salient said its solution was ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Tackling complaints with Hudson Cook’s Patty Covington
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook partner Patty Covington is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to tackle a tricky situation for finance companies. Covington explained how there are different kinds of complaints finance companies often face. She then offered some recommendations for how ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel to acquire cancellation tool from Cox Automotive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time in a little more than a month, Cox Automotive is liquidating an asset. On Tuesday, F&I Sentinel announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive. As part of the transaction, ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Wide-ranging F&I conversation with Travis Wools of Protective Asset Protection
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we reconnect with Travis Wools of Protective Asset Protection to recap the company’s latest dealer survey about F&I and more. Wools shared how dealers are approaching traditional F&I activities as well as ... [Read More]
A2C expands availability of compliance solutions via NCM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two dealership service providers want stores to be ready for what the Federal Trade Commission is asking them to do, so they formed a new partnership this week. Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) announced the expanded availability of its dealership compliance solutions through ... [Read More]
NCC welcomes another former Cox Automotive executive as CRO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Credit Center (NCC), a provider of credit, identity verification, compliance, and soft pull solutions, serving dealerships nationwide, welcomed another former Cox Automotive executive to its leadership team this week. The company named Jay Nieman as its chief revenue officer ... [Read More]
Fed governor reiterates when interest rates might soften
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, one of the members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors made her third public appearance since Thanksgiving; this time hinting when interest rates might soften. Michelle Bowman gave a speech during the South Carolina Bankers Association’s ... [Read More]
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