Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
Read More
2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 02:23 PM
Lender executives & industry experts distill current status of subprime auto finance
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 10:48 AM
2025 Repossession Agent of the Year: Phil Hanks of Connect 1 Recovery
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
COMMENTARY: The compliance mirage & why not all payment calculators are created equal
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, 10:33 AM
Sarah Milovich, Carleton
A payment calculator seems like it is technology offered and used by everyone today. Plug in a few numbers, and out pops a monthly payment. Simple, right? Unfortunately, this illusion of simplicity is costing auto lenders and dealers significantly. What ... [Read More]
Agora Data hires Pratt as VP of sales strategy
Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, 10:30 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data said through a post on LinkedIn that the fintech innovator of advanced capital solutions in subprime and non-prime consumer finance has hired Wendy Pratt as its new vice president of sales strategy. “Wendy is an experienced and recognized ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
Read More
Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
Read More
Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
Read More
Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
Read More
Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
Read More
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
Read More
Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner
In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
Read More
As Fed ponders rate cuts, Bain/Dynata research shows some consumers might be ‘battening down the hatches’
Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, 10:30 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Just ahead of the Federal Reserve chair making some of his most important public comments of the year on Friday, the latest results of the Bain & Company/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes (CHI) indicated a souring mood among U.S. consumers is ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why agents are more than a third wheel in recovery system
Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, 09:41 AM
Vaughn Clemmons, American Recovery Association
As president of the American Recovery Association, I have the privilege of hearing from agents across the country. From those conversations, I am left with great confidence that our industry is more committed to compliance and professionalism than ever. This ... [Read More]
Fed’s Waller highlights why, ‘It is an exciting time to work in payments’
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, 11:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After stating his case for cutting interest rates in July, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller was back on the public appearance circuit on Wednesday discussing a process that’s important to every auto-finance company. Payments. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis reinforces Philadelphia office
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 02:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., a full-service creditors’ rights law firm with more than 95 years of client service, recently announced the addition of attorney Sofia Tamimi to the firm’s Philadelphia office. The firm highlighted Tamimi brings “a unique blend ... [Read More]
San Francisco Fed offers new way to look at labor market & spot recessions
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 10:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco devised a new way of looking at the job market to provide more clarity to the auto-finance industry and the credit space in general. The San Francisco Fed rolled out the Labor Market ... [Read More]
Credit applications tick up as vehicle-buying intentions remain stable
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said Tuesday that unique credit applications per dealer on Dealertrack increased 6% year-over-year last week, perhaps reflecting some previously mentioned consumer sentiment trends shared by the Conference Board. In his weekly Auto Market Report, ... [Read More]
TransUnion ponders if auto-loan delinquency is at or near peak
Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, 11:01 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion acknowledged the percentage of consumers 60 days or more past due on their auto loan climbed to a rate in the second quarter that exceeded what analysts recorded in 2009. But TransUnion also said the pace of increases in ... [Read More]
Ally Financial tops subprime space in J.D. Power study for fifth consecutive year
Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with a discussion about performance among banks, the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study highlighted that Ally Financial topped the chart again among non-captive subprime auto finance companies. The study showed Ally Financial ranked highest in overall ... [Read More]
X